Climate Change Effects on North American Inland Fish Populations
... have become later and earlier, respectively, and interannual variability in ice dynamics has increased over the past 150 years (Magnuson et al. 2000). Broadscale warming trends in lake epilimnetic temperatures and water-level fluctuations have also been linked to climate variability (Coats et al. 20 ...
... have become later and earlier, respectively, and interannual variability in ice dynamics has increased over the past 150 years (Magnuson et al. 2000). Broadscale warming trends in lake epilimnetic temperatures and water-level fluctuations have also been linked to climate variability (Coats et al. 20 ...
Full text (pdf format) - Boreal Environment Research
... the behavior of fruit trees, and more generally on woody plants. Indices are not relevant to some other horticultural crops, mainly herbs and grasses which behavior can differ significantly from that of woody plants. The indices are also simple to calculate when making future projections based on cl ...
... the behavior of fruit trees, and more generally on woody plants. Indices are not relevant to some other horticultural crops, mainly herbs and grasses which behavior can differ significantly from that of woody plants. The indices are also simple to calculate when making future projections based on cl ...
Global Climate Change - Vanderbilt University
... greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted during the burning of fossil fuels is responsible for a sudden rapid increase in average global surface temperatures in the last century. We emitted 8.4 Gt C in 2006; about half stays in the atmosphere, and about 2 Gt C/y dissolves in seawater. The ocean h ...
... greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted during the burning of fossil fuels is responsible for a sudden rapid increase in average global surface temperatures in the last century. We emitted 8.4 Gt C in 2006; about half stays in the atmosphere, and about 2 Gt C/y dissolves in seawater. The ocean h ...
INFLUENCE OF LONG- AND SHORT
... environment. This is extremely important information in light of current global ecological problems, studies, and policy decisions, one of which is the problem of climate change. While these have been long discussed in the scientific circles, during the last few years this problem acquired new urgen ...
... environment. This is extremely important information in light of current global ecological problems, studies, and policy decisions, one of which is the problem of climate change. While these have been long discussed in the scientific circles, during the last few years this problem acquired new urgen ...
Global Climate Risk Index 2016
... times) is taken, with many of these events affecting developing countries whose vulnerability to climate change is particularly high. There is still time to achieve the 2°C limit and minimise the consequences of climate change; however, if mitigation efforts are not immediately taken, the world will ...
... times) is taken, with many of these events affecting developing countries whose vulnerability to climate change is particularly high. There is still time to achieve the 2°C limit and minimise the consequences of climate change; however, if mitigation efforts are not immediately taken, the world will ...
A strategic approach to adaptation in Europe (628 kB) (opens in new window)
... The first step in a strategic approach to adaptation is to develop an understanding of the main areas of vulnerability to climate change. A broad sense of the main vulnerabilities will help policy makers to set the right sector and geographic priorities. Developing this sense of key vulnerabilities ...
... The first step in a strategic approach to adaptation is to develop an understanding of the main areas of vulnerability to climate change. A broad sense of the main vulnerabilities will help policy makers to set the right sector and geographic priorities. Developing this sense of key vulnerabilities ...
A Climate of Concern: Climate Change and Health Strategy
... our health. Whether our focus is on the creeping effects of gradual climate change or the unexpected and often violent effects of severe weather, serious health implications exist. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2013) has found that the warming of the climate is unequivocal, an ...
... our health. Whether our focus is on the creeping effects of gradual climate change or the unexpected and often violent effects of severe weather, serious health implications exist. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2013) has found that the warming of the climate is unequivocal, an ...
Climate change is simple: We do something or we`re
... keeping global warming to the relatively safe level of only 2 degrees Celsius by 2100,” said Professor Tony McMichael, from the Australian National University, in an accompanying paper published in the journal. “But climate change will not stop in 2100 and, under realistic scenarios out to 2300, we ...
... keeping global warming to the relatively safe level of only 2 degrees Celsius by 2100,” said Professor Tony McMichael, from the Australian National University, in an accompanying paper published in the journal. “But climate change will not stop in 2100 and, under realistic scenarios out to 2300, we ...
A U.S.-centric Chronology of the International Climate Change Negotiations Jane A. Leggett
... remained remarkably stable in the years since: greenhouse gas (GHG)1 emissions from humanrelated activities are very likely causing the major portion of climate change observed in recent decades and, if these continue, could lead to potentially catastrophic impacts on human societies and their envir ...
... remained remarkably stable in the years since: greenhouse gas (GHG)1 emissions from humanrelated activities are very likely causing the major portion of climate change observed in recent decades and, if these continue, could lead to potentially catastrophic impacts on human societies and their envir ...
The Climate Deception Dossiers - Union of Concerned Scientists
... evidence of global warming. The science has been clear for decades that the planet is rapidly warming and that emissions of heat-trapping gases from the burning of fossil fuels are largely to blame. But Senator Inhofe is right about one thing: there has been a climate hoax that continues today. It i ...
... evidence of global warming. The science has been clear for decades that the planet is rapidly warming and that emissions of heat-trapping gases from the burning of fossil fuels are largely to blame. But Senator Inhofe is right about one thing: there has been a climate hoax that continues today. It i ...
A PRIMER ON CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN THE
... insurance function type activities (prepare for bad times), coping (actually deal with the disaster when it occurs) and recovery (trying to rebuild after a disaster). When coping strategies are permanently incorporated into the normal activity patterns, they can be regarded as adaptation: permanent ...
... insurance function type activities (prepare for bad times), coping (actually deal with the disaster when it occurs) and recovery (trying to rebuild after a disaster). When coping strategies are permanently incorporated into the normal activity patterns, they can be regarded as adaptation: permanent ...
Parmesan
... first peacock butterfly seen flying, the first crocus in bloom—as a mark that the long, dark winter is finally over. Fall has not captured as much enthusiasm as spring, but some good records exist, for example, for the turning of leaf color for trees. The longest records of direct phenological observatio ...
... first peacock butterfly seen flying, the first crocus in bloom—as a mark that the long, dark winter is finally over. Fall has not captured as much enthusiasm as spring, but some good records exist, for example, for the turning of leaf color for trees. The longest records of direct phenological observatio ...
Dissemination of information on climate change: a case study KwaNgwanase in KwaZulu-Natal
... The report by the Trustees of Columbia University (2004/5:1) states that the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is increasing, with emissions of carbon dioxide and changes in land-use all associated with global climate change. The report further states that humans are tampering with ...
... The report by the Trustees of Columbia University (2004/5:1) states that the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is increasing, with emissions of carbon dioxide and changes in land-use all associated with global climate change. The report further states that humans are tampering with ...
South Asian Regional Study on Climate Change Impacts and
... 1. Development priorities in South Asia Poverty alleviation is high on the agenda as a top development priority in most countries in South Asia. Population growth, paucity of resources, and lack of economic opportunities create pressures on ecologically fragile areas and natural resources. In India, ...
... 1. Development priorities in South Asia Poverty alleviation is high on the agenda as a top development priority in most countries in South Asia. Population growth, paucity of resources, and lack of economic opportunities create pressures on ecologically fragile areas and natural resources. In India, ...
K Eʻ P AI
... This can give the interviewee a sense of what the interviewer might be “looking for” leading them to give the responses that they perceive are desired. When the initial narrative is complete however, the interviewee may be gently prodded for additional information, overlooked details, and other usef ...
... This can give the interviewee a sense of what the interviewer might be “looking for” leading them to give the responses that they perceive are desired. When the initial narrative is complete however, the interviewee may be gently prodded for additional information, overlooked details, and other usef ...
Setting a long-term climate objective
... goal satisfactorily requires defining what constitutes such dangerous interference and setting a global objective to avoid it. Before undertaking any journey, it is essential to know the destination. The multi-decade journey of mitigating climate change is no different. In the words of Michael Zammi ...
... goal satisfactorily requires defining what constitutes such dangerous interference and setting a global objective to avoid it. Before undertaking any journey, it is essential to know the destination. The multi-decade journey of mitigating climate change is no different. In the words of Michael Zammi ...
CLIMATE POLICY IN LIGHT OF CLIMATE SCIENCE: THE ICLIPS
... rises sharply. After 500 years, it is projected to increase 6.2 ◦ C over the 1900 global climate. While we have only the foggiest idea of what this would imply in terms of ecological, economic, and social outcomes, it would make most thoughtful people – even economists – nervous to induce such a lar ...
... rises sharply. After 500 years, it is projected to increase 6.2 ◦ C over the 1900 global climate. While we have only the foggiest idea of what this would imply in terms of ecological, economic, and social outcomes, it would make most thoughtful people – even economists – nervous to induce such a lar ...
Global climate evolution during the last deglaciation
... superposed on those associated with global warming. Considerable ice-sheet melting and sea-level rise occurred after 11 ka, but otherwise the world had entered the current interglaciation with near-pre-Industrial greenhouse gas concentrations and relatively stable climates. Here we synthesize well-d ...
... superposed on those associated with global warming. Considerable ice-sheet melting and sea-level rise occurred after 11 ka, but otherwise the world had entered the current interglaciation with near-pre-Industrial greenhouse gas concentrations and relatively stable climates. Here we synthesize well-d ...
Procedural Rights as a Crucial Tool to Combat Climate Change
... rapidly melting Arctic ice, increased intensity of storms and hurricanes, accelerating species extinctions, water shortage, droughts, and rising seas.' Dr. James Hansen of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies sees a planetary emergency very clearly and calls it a "global tipping point" that ...
... rapidly melting Arctic ice, increased intensity of storms and hurricanes, accelerating species extinctions, water shortage, droughts, and rising seas.' Dr. James Hansen of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies sees a planetary emergency very clearly and calls it a "global tipping point" that ...
The Cost of Climate Change: What We`ll Pay if
... NRDC’s Policy Recommendations for Reducing U.S. Emissions Continuing on the business-as-usual path will make global warming not just an environmental crisis, but an economic one as well. That’s why we must act immediately to reduce global warming emissions 80 percent by 2050 and take ourselves off t ...
... NRDC’s Policy Recommendations for Reducing U.S. Emissions Continuing on the business-as-usual path will make global warming not just an environmental crisis, but an economic one as well. That’s why we must act immediately to reduce global warming emissions 80 percent by 2050 and take ourselves off t ...
Heat stress and the fitness consequences of climate change for
... variation in temperature generally increases with latitude, particularly in continental regions. Climate projections suggest that extreme temperature and precipitation events will occur more frequently in the next 50–100 years; in many tropical and temperate areas, the hottest summers on record will ...
... variation in temperature generally increases with latitude, particularly in continental regions. Climate projections suggest that extreme temperature and precipitation events will occur more frequently in the next 50–100 years; in many tropical and temperate areas, the hottest summers on record will ...
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... and national policies that may all influence the spatial distribution of land values. Climate must be carefully measured (Fisher et al., 2012). The standard rule by climate is the outcome of 30 years of weather. Variables that do not vary across the sample such as global food prices (Cline, 1996) or ...
... and national policies that may all influence the spatial distribution of land values. Climate must be carefully measured (Fisher et al., 2012). The standard rule by climate is the outcome of 30 years of weather. Variables that do not vary across the sample such as global food prices (Cline, 1996) or ...
sustainable development: from community approaches to flood
... COMMUNITY APPROACHES TO FLOOD VULNERABILITY REDUCTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN SOUTH ASIA ...
... COMMUNITY APPROACHES TO FLOOD VULNERABILITY REDUCTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN SOUTH ASIA ...
Review of the UN-REDD Policy Board Structure
... Reduced unmet demand in agriculture, livestock and industry ...
... Reduced unmet demand in agriculture, livestock and industry ...
Annual report 2014
... forest's growth and vulnerability to damage, as in the devastating forest fire in Västmanland last August. Indirect impacts via climate-related policies or climate impacts in other places, for example international markets, are felt at several levels. Both of these dimensions have been on the progra ...
... forest's growth and vulnerability to damage, as in the devastating forest fire in Västmanland last August. Indirect impacts via climate-related policies or climate impacts in other places, for example international markets, are felt at several levels. Both of these dimensions have been on the progra ...