Long-Term Ecological Records and Their Relevance to Climate
... These predictions have led to forecasts of biotic loss including widespread extinctions and largescale die-back of the tropical rainforest biome (Cox et al. 2004, Huntingford et al. 2008; but see Zelazowski et al. 2011). What was the response of biota in the past to these higher temperatures: extirp ...
... These predictions have led to forecasts of biotic loss including widespread extinctions and largescale die-back of the tropical rainforest biome (Cox et al. 2004, Huntingford et al. 2008; but see Zelazowski et al. 2011). What was the response of biota in the past to these higher temperatures: extirp ...
What can cities do to increase resilience?
... leaving the property owner, the insurer and ultimately the environment, to suffer the consequences. They are allowed to do so by those responsible for building regulations who seem to have a blind spot about climate change impacts. 3. The role of the insurance industry in the UK The insurance indust ...
... leaving the property owner, the insurer and ultimately the environment, to suffer the consequences. They are allowed to do so by those responsible for building regulations who seem to have a blind spot about climate change impacts. 3. The role of the insurance industry in the UK The insurance indust ...
IJTK 10(1) 57-70
... in the direction of prevailing winds has shifted snowdrifts that were once used as navigational markers. Navigation becomes more difficult and dependent on technology such as GPS. In general, this means people have to take longer routes, do not go out onto the land or don’t venture as far from the c ...
... in the direction of prevailing winds has shifted snowdrifts that were once used as navigational markers. Navigation becomes more difficult and dependent on technology such as GPS. In general, this means people have to take longer routes, do not go out onto the land or don’t venture as far from the c ...
executive summary - Global Environment Facility
... It uses internationally accepted climate change scenarios and examines possible impacts on the coastal zone, forestry, freshwater resources, human settlements, tourism, agriculture, fisheries, and human health. It also identifies data gaps, capacity building needs and implementation requirements for ...
... It uses internationally accepted climate change scenarios and examines possible impacts on the coastal zone, forestry, freshwater resources, human settlements, tourism, agriculture, fisheries, and human health. It also identifies data gaps, capacity building needs and implementation requirements for ...
Keith Brander
... concern about climate change is that people are becoming much more aware of our dependence on the natural world and they are coming to realize that anthropogenic impacts can no longer be understood and dealt with as local problems. As we come to recognize the impacts of climate fluctuations at all t ...
... concern about climate change is that people are becoming much more aware of our dependence on the natural world and they are coming to realize that anthropogenic impacts can no longer be understood and dealt with as local problems. As we come to recognize the impacts of climate fluctuations at all t ...
$doc.title
... MINISTERS MEETING AT THE 2014 SOCIAL PRECOP Summary of Social PreCOP 2014 Presidency This document is a Chair´s summary of the key messages that we perceived that, among the diverse views of the different social organizations participating in this meeting, received consensus from all groups and orga ...
... MINISTERS MEETING AT THE 2014 SOCIAL PRECOP Summary of Social PreCOP 2014 Presidency This document is a Chair´s summary of the key messages that we perceived that, among the diverse views of the different social organizations participating in this meeting, received consensus from all groups and orga ...
vsi10 fi Anthoff 13239640 en
... It is almost a common place in the economics of climate change that a good response to the challenges posed by global warming would be a harmonized, global tax on greenhouse gas emissions that increases over time roughly with the discount rate (e.g. Nordhaus, 2007). Many details of such proposal are ...
... It is almost a common place in the economics of climate change that a good response to the challenges posed by global warming would be a harmonized, global tax on greenhouse gas emissions that increases over time roughly with the discount rate (e.g. Nordhaus, 2007). Many details of such proposal are ...
Effects of Cropland Cover Changes on Regional Climate over
... have the effect of adjusting the East Asian monsoon system and regional climates in other parts of China. Observation studies also show that the vegetation has effectively improved or stabilized after the project [Li et al., 2010]. In order to further understand the effects of different cropland cov ...
... have the effect of adjusting the East Asian monsoon system and regional climates in other parts of China. Observation studies also show that the vegetation has effectively improved or stabilized after the project [Li et al., 2010]. In order to further understand the effects of different cropland cov ...
How global warming could transform B.C.`s real estate sector
... the permanent evacuation of eight properties (purchased by the province at fair market value), and requests that about 40 additional homes install hazard mitigation improvements on their properties.16 At least one legal suit against the city and the real estate agents who sold these homes prior to t ...
... the permanent evacuation of eight properties (purchased by the province at fair market value), and requests that about 40 additional homes install hazard mitigation improvements on their properties.16 At least one legal suit against the city and the real estate agents who sold these homes prior to t ...
Open Access - Lund University Publications
... the issue area of climate change, the objective being to describe and interpret changes in EU climate policy strengths from 1997 to 2008. I will look at the explanatory power of two theories that have potential for explaianing climate policy integration in the EU; liberal intergovernmentalism which ...
... the issue area of climate change, the objective being to describe and interpret changes in EU climate policy strengths from 1997 to 2008. I will look at the explanatory power of two theories that have potential for explaianing climate policy integration in the EU; liberal intergovernmentalism which ...
AIACC Regional Study Abstracts
... number of activities undertaken in regional capacity development. This capacity is supplemented by strong international links with all phases of scenario development. The project will provide an extension to these capacity building initiatives, and provide for the first time a comprehensive scenario ...
... number of activities undertaken in regional capacity development. This capacity is supplemented by strong international links with all phases of scenario development. The project will provide an extension to these capacity building initiatives, and provide for the first time a comprehensive scenario ...
Weather warning report - Priestley International Centre for Climate
... it can be more easily taken down and re-built. That way we can stay ahead of the eroding cliff line.” Phil Dyke, National Trust coastal adviser ...
... it can be more easily taken down and re-built. That way we can stay ahead of the eroding cliff line.” Phil Dyke, National Trust coastal adviser ...
The IMBER Project Name change for the international Network for
... is readily available in the practical experience and publications of some half a million Earth scientists all over the world, a professional community that is ready and willing to contribute to a safer, healthier and wealthier society if called upon by politicians and decision makers. The Internatio ...
... is readily available in the practical experience and publications of some half a million Earth scientists all over the world, a professional community that is ready and willing to contribute to a safer, healthier and wealthier society if called upon by politicians and decision makers. The Internatio ...
CMIP5 data provided at the IPCC Data Distribution Centre
... 2. The CMIP5 experiments. The CMIP5 strategy (Hibbard et al. 2007; Meehl and Hibbard 2007) includes two types of climate change modeling experiments: 1) long-term (century time scale) simulations and 2) near-term simulations (10–30 yr), also called decadal prediction experiments (Meehl et al. 2009). ...
... 2. The CMIP5 experiments. The CMIP5 strategy (Hibbard et al. 2007; Meehl and Hibbard 2007) includes two types of climate change modeling experiments: 1) long-term (century time scale) simulations and 2) near-term simulations (10–30 yr), also called decadal prediction experiments (Meehl et al. 2009). ...
Why does society need environmental research? Report 7–8 April 2011 Helsinki
... res are projected to increase at an unprecedented ...
... res are projected to increase at an unprecedented ...
PHYC 40050 Environmental Physics
... global warming Increased frequency of floods and droughts Water supplies and ecosystems under threat Agricultural practices will have to change Millions of people displaced as the sea rises ...
... global warming Increased frequency of floods and droughts Water supplies and ecosystems under threat Agricultural practices will have to change Millions of people displaced as the sea rises ...
NRDC: Killer Summer Heat - Projected Death Toll from Rising
... findings to make them more accessible to a general audience. The data presented here have been reviewed by one of the WCS paper’s authors, Dr. Larry Kalkstein, Senior Professor of Geography and Regional Studies, at the University of Miami, to confirm that the original paper’s findings are accurately ...
... findings to make them more accessible to a general audience. The data presented here have been reviewed by one of the WCS paper’s authors, Dr. Larry Kalkstein, Senior Professor of Geography and Regional Studies, at the University of Miami, to confirm that the original paper’s findings are accurately ...
Impact and Implications of Climate Change on Sugarcane Crop in
... increases in water and nutrient use efficiencies is also crucial for the climate change adaptation and sugarcane yield improvement. ...
... increases in water and nutrient use efficiencies is also crucial for the climate change adaptation and sugarcane yield improvement. ...
UK Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership
... the marine environment and the goods and services it provides. The information presented this year demonstrates the important knock-on effects that climate change can have through the food chain. For example, at the bottom, warming has led to plankton shifts, which have had an impact upon predators ...
... the marine environment and the goods and services it provides. The information presented this year demonstrates the important knock-on effects that climate change can have through the food chain. For example, at the bottom, warming has led to plankton shifts, which have had an impact upon predators ...
Climate Change and Natural Disasters: Scientific
... climate system, but also very strong evidence that certain changes currently taking place are exceedingly unusual and do not fit into natural patterns. In particular, the current global average temperature is likely higher now than in at least the last 2000 years (Jones and Mann, 2004). The broad co ...
... climate system, but also very strong evidence that certain changes currently taking place are exceedingly unusual and do not fit into natural patterns. In particular, the current global average temperature is likely higher now than in at least the last 2000 years (Jones and Mann, 2004). The broad co ...
Gray v Minister for Planning: The Rising Tide, of Climate Change
... assessment of the impacts of burning the coal (Scope 3 emissions)5 on the environment, the EA failed to comply with the direction from the DG in the EA requirements (‘EARs’) to include a ‘detailed greenhouse gas assessment’. His second argument was that in deciding that the assessment complied with ...
... assessment of the impacts of burning the coal (Scope 3 emissions)5 on the environment, the EA failed to comply with the direction from the DG in the EA requirements (‘EARs’) to include a ‘detailed greenhouse gas assessment’. His second argument was that in deciding that the assessment complied with ...
Now more than ever: The need for more societally
... the larger context of Earth system transformation, sustainability, and the challenges of economic development, human wellbeing, and social justice. In fact, geographers are indispensible in connecting the dots between these issues across space, and in helping others understand the spatial variations ...
... the larger context of Earth system transformation, sustainability, and the challenges of economic development, human wellbeing, and social justice. In fact, geographers are indispensible in connecting the dots between these issues across space, and in helping others understand the spatial variations ...
changing patterns of rain or power? how an idea of
... both the Global North and South are mobilized and assemble around this threat, who all assume to be indispensable in tackling this global problem. Hence, this paper takes as a basic premise that in this increasingly interconnected and mediated world people do not solely adapt to a changing climate, ...
... both the Global North and South are mobilized and assemble around this threat, who all assume to be indispensable in tackling this global problem. Hence, this paper takes as a basic premise that in this increasingly interconnected and mediated world people do not solely adapt to a changing climate, ...