PDF
... Despite the lack of immediate action flowing out of the recent climate change summit in Copenhagen, there is already significant spending underway, aimed at mitigation of GHG ...
... Despite the lack of immediate action flowing out of the recent climate change summit in Copenhagen, there is already significant spending underway, aimed at mitigation of GHG ...
Eurasian Arctic greening reveals teleconnections and the potential
... agreement between tall shrub NDVI and that of all other functional units in which we classified our study areas (Supplementary Fig. S6a,b). Dwarf, upland low shrub areas subject to heavy grazing pressure presented the same variability and similar (even higher) maximum NDVI values than tall, ungrazed ...
... agreement between tall shrub NDVI and that of all other functional units in which we classified our study areas (Supplementary Fig. S6a,b). Dwarf, upland low shrub areas subject to heavy grazing pressure presented the same variability and similar (even higher) maximum NDVI values than tall, ungrazed ...
Adaptation measures for floods, storm surges, and sea level rise
... ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE “Adaptation refers to any activity that reduces the negative impacts of climate change and and/or positions us to take advantage of new opportunities that may be presented” (Warren & Egginton, 2008, p. 29). The goals of adaptation are to alleviate current impacts, reduce s ...
... ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE “Adaptation refers to any activity that reduces the negative impacts of climate change and and/or positions us to take advantage of new opportunities that may be presented” (Warren & Egginton, 2008, p. 29). The goals of adaptation are to alleviate current impacts, reduce s ...
Climate-biosphere interactions on glacial
... was due to a decrease in albedo associated both with retreat of glaciers and with the deglacial greening of the continents. Also, albedo variations due to changes in cloud cover may have made an as-yet unquantified contribution. [11] The feedbacks identified in Figures 1 and 2 are all positive. Omit ...
... was due to a decrease in albedo associated both with retreat of glaciers and with the deglacial greening of the continents. Also, albedo variations due to changes in cloud cover may have made an as-yet unquantified contribution. [11] The feedbacks identified in Figures 1 and 2 are all positive. Omit ...
Climate Change Impacts on Marine Ecosystems
... (CO2 , CH4 , N2 O, tropospheric ozone, and chlorofluorocarbons) warm the planet’s surface globally, whereas shorter-lived aerosols can either warm or cool regionally. Direct radiative warming is amplified through a series of positive climate feedbacks (e.g., water vapor and sea ice); best estimates of ...
... (CO2 , CH4 , N2 O, tropospheric ozone, and chlorofluorocarbons) warm the planet’s surface globally, whereas shorter-lived aerosols can either warm or cool regionally. Direct radiative warming is amplified through a series of positive climate feedbacks (e.g., water vapor and sea ice); best estimates of ...
Climate Change Effects on Marine and Coastal Habitats in
... This document attempts to summarize and organize relevant scientific findings to provide TAG members with a starting point as they prioritize climate impacts and recommend response strategies. In many cases, this document uses language taken directly from the cited sources. This document is for disc ...
... This document attempts to summarize and organize relevant scientific findings to provide TAG members with a starting point as they prioritize climate impacts and recommend response strategies. In many cases, this document uses language taken directly from the cited sources. This document is for disc ...
Cosmopolitan Justice, Responsibility, and Global Climate Change
... it be those best able to deal with the problem? Or should it be someone else? In this paper I defend a distinctive cosmopolitan theory of justice, criticize a key principle of international environmental law, and, moreover, challenge the ‘common but differentiated responsibility’ approach that is af ...
... it be those best able to deal with the problem? Or should it be someone else? In this paper I defend a distinctive cosmopolitan theory of justice, criticize a key principle of international environmental law, and, moreover, challenge the ‘common but differentiated responsibility’ approach that is af ...
MAPPING CLIMATE CHANGE AND SECURITY IN NORTH AFRICA
... and others are characterized by great political instability (Somalia). A number of these countries have quite fragile regimes, with recent experience of coups (Niger) and extensive acts of terrorism (Algeria). Others have experienced spates of violence and conflict, including Sudan and Ethiopia. The ...
... and others are characterized by great political instability (Somalia). A number of these countries have quite fragile regimes, with recent experience of coups (Niger) and extensive acts of terrorism (Algeria). Others have experienced spates of violence and conflict, including Sudan and Ethiopia. The ...
Arctic Climate System Study (ACSYS)/ Climate and Cryosphere
... Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN) was established at the University of Waterloo in collaboration with the Canadian Space Agency and the private sector (www.ccin.ca). The ‘State of the Canadian Cryosphere” website (www.socc.ca) has continued to be developed as part of the CCIN to provide informa ...
... Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN) was established at the University of Waterloo in collaboration with the Canadian Space Agency and the private sector (www.ccin.ca). The ‘State of the Canadian Cryosphere” website (www.socc.ca) has continued to be developed as part of the CCIN to provide informa ...
open access
... greenhouse gas emissions, carbon mitigation, and renewable energy options, and California has had a statewide climate adaptation strategy since 2009 (CNRA 2009). Much is already known about how California’s climate is changing (CNRA 2009, Franco et al. 2011). Temperatures are increasing, precipitati ...
... greenhouse gas emissions, carbon mitigation, and renewable energy options, and California has had a statewide climate adaptation strategy since 2009 (CNRA 2009). Much is already known about how California’s climate is changing (CNRA 2009, Franco et al. 2011). Temperatures are increasing, precipitati ...
Climate change and European forests: What do we know, what are
... from such scaling exercises (Fowler et al., 2007). Second, forests do not respond linearly to changes in climate parameters such as annual temperature and precipitation (Stephenson, 1990), which are often used when communicating climate scenario results to decision makers. Third, climate model resul ...
... from such scaling exercises (Fowler et al., 2007). Second, forests do not respond linearly to changes in climate parameters such as annual temperature and precipitation (Stephenson, 1990), which are often used when communicating climate scenario results to decision makers. Third, climate model resul ...
Weathercaster Views on Informal Climate Education: Similarities
... as possible (Lising and Elby, 2005). Since it is difficult to fully describe how particular groups of people make sense of the world around them and construct their epistemology (Carey et al., 1989; Khishfe and Abd-El-Khalick, 2002; Linn and Songer, 1993), a network analysis could be promising in el ...
... as possible (Lising and Elby, 2005). Since it is difficult to fully describe how particular groups of people make sense of the world around them and construct their epistemology (Carey et al., 1989; Khishfe and Abd-El-Khalick, 2002; Linn and Songer, 1993), a network analysis could be promising in el ...
United Nations Development Programme
... number of different disciplines and communities of practice. Given that the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) acts as the UN’s global development network, it addresses a broad range of development issues, many of which contribute to the objectives of the loss and damage work programme. Spe ...
... number of different disciplines and communities of practice. Given that the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) acts as the UN’s global development network, it addresses a broad range of development issues, many of which contribute to the objectives of the loss and damage work programme. Spe ...
Climate change impacts on coastal fisheries and
... fishery targets, but also through shifts in the distributions of target species, making harvest efforts more problematic and unpredictable. ...
... fishery targets, but also through shifts in the distributions of target species, making harvest efforts more problematic and unpredictable. ...
Impacts of Climate Change for the State of Indiana
... of rainfall to compensate for increased heat may lead to more drying. This is likely to be most pronounced in summer, leading to dryer soils and more drought-like conditions. To the extent the agricultural industry is unable to compensate through the development of improved genetic varieties that ex ...
... of rainfall to compensate for increased heat may lead to more drying. This is likely to be most pronounced in summer, leading to dryer soils and more drought-like conditions. To the extent the agricultural industry is unable to compensate through the development of improved genetic varieties that ex ...
Climate Change Impact on Agricultural Water Resources Variability
... For instance, the Canadian Center for Climate Modeling and Analysis Canada (CCCMA), Coupled Global Climate Model (CGCM3) is resolved at a spatial resolution of 3.75◦ longitude by 3.7◦ latitude; the Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research HadCM3 model is resolved at a spatial resolution of ...
... For instance, the Canadian Center for Climate Modeling and Analysis Canada (CCCMA), Coupled Global Climate Model (CGCM3) is resolved at a spatial resolution of 3.75◦ longitude by 3.7◦ latitude; the Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research HadCM3 model is resolved at a spatial resolution of ...
The Tragedy of the Risk-Perception Commons
... large survey of U.S. adults (N = 1540) found little support for this account. On the whole, the most scientifically literate and numerate subjects were slightly less likely, not more, to see climate change as a serious threat than the least scientifically literate and numerate ones. More importantly ...
... large survey of U.S. adults (N = 1540) found little support for this account. On the whole, the most scientifically literate and numerate subjects were slightly less likely, not more, to see climate change as a serious threat than the least scientifically literate and numerate ones. More importantly ...
Adaptation to climate change starts with human–environment
... historical greenhouse gas emissions, developing nations are highly vulnerable to future impacts (AOSIS, 1999; Apuuli et al., 2000). Increasing adaptive capacity to climate change is a development issue that competes for resources with other development issues, such as food security, social equity, e ...
... historical greenhouse gas emissions, developing nations are highly vulnerable to future impacts (AOSIS, 1999; Apuuli et al., 2000). Increasing adaptive capacity to climate change is a development issue that competes for resources with other development issues, such as food security, social equity, e ...
The Tragedy of the Risk-Perception Commons
... large survey of U.S. adults (N = 1540) found little support for this account. On the whole, the most scientifically literate and numerate subjects were slightly less likely, not more, to see climate change as a serious threat than the least scientifically literate and numerate ones. More importantly ...
... large survey of U.S. adults (N = 1540) found little support for this account. On the whole, the most scientifically literate and numerate subjects were slightly less likely, not more, to see climate change as a serious threat than the least scientifically literate and numerate ones. More importantly ...
The Case of Climate Change
... of unique tweets11 with terms from Kclimate (the relevance test). The creation of a co-occurrence sub-graph in Twitter is done in a stream processing fashion, avoiding loading the entire data in memory. Thus, we extract the tweets matched by terms in Kcand , mimicking the way in which Twitter does k ...
... of unique tweets11 with terms from Kclimate (the relevance test). The creation of a co-occurrence sub-graph in Twitter is done in a stream processing fashion, avoiding loading the entire data in memory. Thus, we extract the tweets matched by terms in Kcand , mimicking the way in which Twitter does k ...
Micro-level Practices to Adapt to Climate Change for African Small
... This paper discusses micro-level practices for adapting to climate change that are available to small-scale farmers in Africa. The analysis is based on a review of 17 studies about practices that boost small-scale farmers’ resilience or reduce their vulnerability to observed or expected changes in c ...
... This paper discusses micro-level practices for adapting to climate change that are available to small-scale farmers in Africa. The analysis is based on a review of 17 studies about practices that boost small-scale farmers’ resilience or reduce their vulnerability to observed or expected changes in c ...
Diseases in tropical and plantation crops as affected by climate
... crops. Trials conducted by Gleadow et al. (2009) demonstrated that total cassava biomass and edible-tuber yield decreased linearly with rising atmospheric CO2 concentration, probably as a result of lower photosynthetic capacity caused by stomata exceptionally sensitive to CO2. Despite general eviden ...
... crops. Trials conducted by Gleadow et al. (2009) demonstrated that total cassava biomass and edible-tuber yield decreased linearly with rising atmospheric CO2 concentration, probably as a result of lower photosynthetic capacity caused by stomata exceptionally sensitive to CO2. Despite general eviden ...
The Tragedy of the Risk-Perception Commons
... large survey of U.S. adults (N = 1540) found little support for this account. On the whole, the most scientifically literate and numerate subjects were slightly less likely, not more, to see climate change as a serious threat than the least scientifically literate and numerate ones. More importantly ...
... large survey of U.S. adults (N = 1540) found little support for this account. On the whole, the most scientifically literate and numerate subjects were slightly less likely, not more, to see climate change as a serious threat than the least scientifically literate and numerate ones. More importantly ...
The Tragedy of the Risk
... large survey of U.S. adults (N = 1540) found little support for this account. On the whole, the most scientifically literate and numerate subjects were slightly less likely, not more, to see climate change as a serious threat than the least scientifically literate and numerate ones. More importantly ...
... large survey of U.S. adults (N = 1540) found little support for this account. On the whole, the most scientifically literate and numerate subjects were slightly less likely, not more, to see climate change as a serious threat than the least scientifically literate and numerate ones. More importantly ...
Climate-induced migration and displacement: closing the policy gap
... critical, and if the human and labour rights of all social groups on the move are respected, migration can lead to other positive outcomes. These include better employment opportunities for migrants at destination, and increased income through remittances for those who stay behind (Warner et al., 20 ...
... critical, and if the human and labour rights of all social groups on the move are respected, migration can lead to other positive outcomes. These include better employment opportunities for migrants at destination, and increased income through remittances for those who stay behind (Warner et al., 20 ...