Jenouvrier, S., H. Caswell, C. Barbraud, M. Holland, J. Stroeve, and
... observation period; these thresholds range from ⫺0.32 for model IPSL-CM4 to ⫺0.02 for model UKMO-HadGEM1, with 50% of the threshold values falling in the range [⫺0.14,⫺0.07]. The same calculation applied to SIE from satellite data yields a threshold of ⫺0.15. Thus, we used a range of SIE threshold v ...
... observation period; these thresholds range from ⫺0.32 for model IPSL-CM4 to ⫺0.02 for model UKMO-HadGEM1, with 50% of the threshold values falling in the range [⫺0.14,⫺0.07]. The same calculation applied to SIE from satellite data yields a threshold of ⫺0.15. Thus, we used a range of SIE threshold v ...
A safe climate scenario
... we are experiencing now (2013) are the result of full warming from about 1980. This is because it takes a number of decades for any particular quantity of greenhouse gases to fully heat the upper layers of the oceans that dominate the temperature of the atmosphere. So unless a lot of CO2 is taken ou ...
... we are experiencing now (2013) are the result of full warming from about 1980. This is because it takes a number of decades for any particular quantity of greenhouse gases to fully heat the upper layers of the oceans that dominate the temperature of the atmosphere. So unless a lot of CO2 is taken ou ...
Dire Predictions: Understanding Global Warming
... Next to speak was Brenda Ekwurzel, Ph.D. with the Union of Concerned Scientists, whose stated purpose is education aimed at increasing support for strong climate legislation (again, don’t vote Republican). She started by saying there has been an unprecedented increase in CO2 not seen in 800,000 yea ...
... Next to speak was Brenda Ekwurzel, Ph.D. with the Union of Concerned Scientists, whose stated purpose is education aimed at increasing support for strong climate legislation (again, don’t vote Republican). She started by saying there has been an unprecedented increase in CO2 not seen in 800,000 yea ...
Abrupt Climate Change
... abrupt climate change is here counterpunch - is abrupt climate change already here there are some serious scientists who believe it is already here if their analysis is correct the world could turn nearly, abrupt climate change wikipedia - one source of abrupt climate change effects is a feedback pr ...
... abrupt climate change is here counterpunch - is abrupt climate change already here there are some serious scientists who believe it is already here if their analysis is correct the world could turn nearly, abrupt climate change wikipedia - one source of abrupt climate change effects is a feedback pr ...
Integrating Indigenous Knowledge Systems into Climate Change
... winds have caused death of livestock and crops and should be understood in order for protective measures to be taken but man lives by culture rather than instinct in order to remain alive. Droughts in Zimbabwe have become more frequent and severe. The 1992-93 drought, recorded the worst in living me ...
... winds have caused death of livestock and crops and should be understood in order for protective measures to be taken but man lives by culture rather than instinct in order to remain alive. Droughts in Zimbabwe have become more frequent and severe. The 1992-93 drought, recorded the worst in living me ...
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... economic infrastructure in general, impacts on ecosystems, and impacts on human health. The Executive Summary notes some Other limitations on the analysis. For example, it notes that the scenarios assume no change in "the frequency of events, such as, heat waves, storms, hurricanes, and droughts in ...
... economic infrastructure in general, impacts on ecosystems, and impacts on human health. The Executive Summary notes some Other limitations on the analysis. For example, it notes that the scenarios assume no change in "the frequency of events, such as, heat waves, storms, hurricanes, and droughts in ...
Federal Adaptation Policy Framework
... the international community, and with other external stakeholders (e.g., academia) will increase awareness of climate change impacts, assist with capacity building, and reduce adaptation costs in all regions and sectors. By participating in the generation of new information and tools, the federal go ...
... the international community, and with other external stakeholders (e.g., academia) will increase awareness of climate change impacts, assist with capacity building, and reduce adaptation costs in all regions and sectors. By participating in the generation of new information and tools, the federal go ...
strawman_ccac_plan_of_action_103108
... STATUS: In order to provide the CCAC with relevant information as early in the process as possible, the Secretary committed the Department to delivering a draft copy of the Inventory no later than March 2009. Requests for Commonwealth-specific data are being made within the DEP and among appropriate ...
... STATUS: In order to provide the CCAC with relevant information as early in the process as possible, the Secretary committed the Department to delivering a draft copy of the Inventory no later than March 2009. Requests for Commonwealth-specific data are being made within the DEP and among appropriate ...
Climate Change Scenarios
... The basic scenario definition (see previous slide) has been expanded by the IPCC TGCIA and this slide outlines the criteria with which scena rios should conform. These criteria are taken from the TGCIA Guidelines (Carter et al., 1999) - for further details please consult the guidelines (download fro ...
... The basic scenario definition (see previous slide) has been expanded by the IPCC TGCIA and this slide outlines the criteria with which scena rios should conform. These criteria are taken from the TGCIA Guidelines (Carter et al., 1999) - for further details please consult the guidelines (download fro ...
Asynchronous exposure to global warming: freshwater resources and terrestrial ecosystems
... selected those future time periods when a given 1Tg value was exceeded, which means that the timing of the Tg changes differed among GCMs. Yet other studies only investigated when and where specific temperatures or warming rates are likely to be reached, without quantifying resulting impacts (Joshi ...
... selected those future time periods when a given 1Tg value was exceeded, which means that the timing of the Tg changes differed among GCMs. Yet other studies only investigated when and where specific temperatures or warming rates are likely to be reached, without quantifying resulting impacts (Joshi ...
Chapter 6 Climate Science and Politics in the United States
... MIT’s Sloan School of Management, a long-time government science advisor and a member of the Club of Rome, organized both studies. Smagorinsky of GFDL attended on a part-time basis, and Revelle consulted, ensuring a prominent place for the CO2 issue in both studies. Scientists and policymakers alike ...
... MIT’s Sloan School of Management, a long-time government science advisor and a member of the Club of Rome, organized both studies. Smagorinsky of GFDL attended on a part-time basis, and Revelle consulted, ensuring a prominent place for the CO2 issue in both studies. Scientists and policymakers alike ...
Ch 6 PPT - Blountstown Middle School
... Human Impact on Climate Change • The rise in Earth’s average temperature during the past 100 years is often referred to as global warming. • In 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that most of this temperature increase, or global warming, is due to human activities. ...
... Human Impact on Climate Change • The rise in Earth’s average temperature during the past 100 years is often referred to as global warming. • In 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that most of this temperature increase, or global warming, is due to human activities. ...
presentation - Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative
... • The Framework helps guide the Government’s efforts on adaptation: – Structures the government’s role with respect to adaptation and assists it in establishing priorities for future action – Applies to domestic policy and actions on adaptation – Is an internal federal policy, with the option of fut ...
... • The Framework helps guide the Government’s efforts on adaptation: – Structures the government’s role with respect to adaptation and assists it in establishing priorities for future action – Applies to domestic policy and actions on adaptation – Is an internal federal policy, with the option of fut ...
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... temperature increase in 2003 caused by Annex-IR 1990-2002 emissions is +0.11 °C, with a skewed 1-σ uncertainty range of -27% to +32%. ...
... temperature increase in 2003 caused by Annex-IR 1990-2002 emissions is +0.11 °C, with a skewed 1-σ uncertainty range of -27% to +32%. ...
ENG - UN CC:Learn
... a comprehensive analysis of the state, trend and outlook of the global environment Facilitate ...
... a comprehensive analysis of the state, trend and outlook of the global environment Facilitate ...
Transformative ecosystem change and ecohydrology
... Received 12 November 2009; Accepted 12 November 2009 ...
... Received 12 November 2009; Accepted 12 November 2009 ...
Slide 1
... a comprehensive analysis of the state, trend and outlook of the global environment Facilitate ...
... a comprehensive analysis of the state, trend and outlook of the global environment Facilitate ...
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... wheat, and especially cotton. As precipitation increases, they may also increase irrigation and choose to grow more soybean, oil crops, and especially rice, cotton, and vegetables. However, all of these results are dependent on no changes in water flow. Since all of these decisions are likely to be ...
... wheat, and especially cotton. As precipitation increases, they may also increase irrigation and choose to grow more soybean, oil crops, and especially rice, cotton, and vegetables. However, all of these results are dependent on no changes in water flow. Since all of these decisions are likely to be ...
1072-9240/00 $2000 + .00 Technology, Vol. 7S, pp. 189-213,2000
... 2. All cropland that was in existence in 1900 would maintain its level of productivity at the 1900 level. 3. The penetration of any existing technology would expand only to the extent necessary to ensure that assumptions 1) and 2) are realized. This implies that, at a minimum, inputs would probably ...
... 2. All cropland that was in existence in 1900 would maintain its level of productivity at the 1900 level. 3. The penetration of any existing technology would expand only to the extent necessary to ensure that assumptions 1) and 2) are realized. This implies that, at a minimum, inputs would probably ...
Climate Change - University of Technology Sydney
... agencies, and the media ‐ will find the report an related regulations.. is indispensable source of environmental information. The fragmented and does challenge is to put this information to good use.” not have government ...
... agencies, and the media ‐ will find the report an related regulations.. is indispensable source of environmental information. The fragmented and does challenge is to put this information to good use.” not have government ...
Recommendations from the Scientific Council Symposium Cultural
... communities, as well as the vast array of natural cultural heritage sites, irrespective of the simple recreational attraction of many places, will have major impacts on the travel patterns and choices available to the 800 million plus international tourists and the countless hundreds of millions of ...
... communities, as well as the vast array of natural cultural heritage sites, irrespective of the simple recreational attraction of many places, will have major impacts on the travel patterns and choices available to the 800 million plus international tourists and the countless hundreds of millions of ...