Confronting Climate Change in the Gulf Coast Region
... way and the aggravating impacts of higher sea levels and degraded coastal ecosystems. Predictions Sea-level rise will also affect the availability and of future wave and storm surges accompanying distribution of high-quality fresh water because many severe hurricanes (categories 3–5) indicate that ...
... way and the aggravating impacts of higher sea levels and degraded coastal ecosystems. Predictions Sea-level rise will also affect the availability and of future wave and storm surges accompanying distribution of high-quality fresh water because many severe hurricanes (categories 3–5) indicate that ...
Is the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change an
... that given the current course of events, warming is likely to surpass the 2ºC threshold associated to ‘dangerous’ interference with the climate system (Parry et al. 2009, Smith et al. 2009, Stafford Smith et al. 2011, Peters et al. 2013). The potential impacts are manifold, and the effects will cont ...
... that given the current course of events, warming is likely to surpass the 2ºC threshold associated to ‘dangerous’ interference with the climate system (Parry et al. 2009, Smith et al. 2009, Stafford Smith et al. 2011, Peters et al. 2013). The potential impacts are manifold, and the effects will cont ...
the effects of climate change in the netherlands: 2012
... • Various effects of climate change can already be observed in the Netherlands. Some of these effects are positive, such as increases in agricultural productivity and the number of good weather days for recreation. Others are negative, such as more frequent river and water drainage flooding (as a r ...
... • Various effects of climate change can already be observed in the Netherlands. Some of these effects are positive, such as increases in agricultural productivity and the number of good weather days for recreation. Others are negative, such as more frequent river and water drainage flooding (as a r ...
Australian rangelands and climate change – Cenchrus
... (De La Barrera and Castellanos 2007). In addition, buffel grass, along with other exotic grasses, had higher biomass when resprouting after fire than native grasses when grown under elevated CO2 (Tooth and Leishman 2014). This indicates a mechanism – better response to fire under elevated CO2 – whic ...
... (De La Barrera and Castellanos 2007). In addition, buffel grass, along with other exotic grasses, had higher biomass when resprouting after fire than native grasses when grown under elevated CO2 (Tooth and Leishman 2014). This indicates a mechanism – better response to fire under elevated CO2 – whic ...
Yukon Climate Change Indicators and Key
... The Yukon Climate Change Indicators and Key Findings 2015 is the product of an ongoing collaboration between the Northern Climate ExChange at the Yukon Research Centre, Yukon College, and the Government of Yukon’s Climate Change Secretariat. Together we recognized a need for easy-to-access climate c ...
... The Yukon Climate Change Indicators and Key Findings 2015 is the product of an ongoing collaboration between the Northern Climate ExChange at the Yukon Research Centre, Yukon College, and the Government of Yukon’s Climate Change Secretariat. Together we recognized a need for easy-to-access climate c ...
Coastal flooding and wetland loss in the 21st century: changes
... and nature conservation. Therefore, wetland loss can have a significant human cost, even if this is not always directly perceived by those affected. In combination with human activities, it is estimated that a 1-m rise in ...
... and nature conservation. Therefore, wetland loss can have a significant human cost, even if this is not always directly perceived by those affected. In combination with human activities, it is estimated that a 1-m rise in ...
Australian rangelands and climate change – Cenchrus
... (De La Barrera and Castellanos 2007). In addition, buffel grass, along with other exotic grasses, had higher biomass when resprouting after fire than native grasses when grown under elevated CO2 (Tooth and Leishman 2014). This indicates a mechanism – better response to fire under elevated CO2 – whic ...
... (De La Barrera and Castellanos 2007). In addition, buffel grass, along with other exotic grasses, had higher biomass when resprouting after fire than native grasses when grown under elevated CO2 (Tooth and Leishman 2014). This indicates a mechanism – better response to fire under elevated CO2 – whic ...
UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017 Synthesis Report
... sustained rainfall are consistent with projections of climate change. The Paris Agreement is a significant step forward. 195 nations including the UK will “pursue efforts” to prevent more than a 1.5°C increase in global temperatures. Current commitments to reduce emissions however, even if fully imp ...
... sustained rainfall are consistent with projections of climate change. The Paris Agreement is a significant step forward. 195 nations including the UK will “pursue efforts” to prevent more than a 1.5°C increase in global temperatures. Current commitments to reduce emissions however, even if fully imp ...
2012 2013 FINAL CICS Annual Report
... lies in the choice of the metric used to measure distance and the corresponding weight given to the observations and the prior estimate, and in the choice of which fields or parameters are allowed to be adjusted in order to produce the final estimate. Modern methods generally allow the error fields ...
... lies in the choice of the metric used to measure distance and the corresponding weight given to the observations and the prior estimate, and in the choice of which fields or parameters are allowed to be adjusted in order to produce the final estimate. Modern methods generally allow the error fields ...
Climate change adaptation strategies for Australian birds
... This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from the copyright holder. Please cite this report as: Garnett, ST, Franklin, DC, Ehmke, G, VanDerWal, JJ, Hodgson, L, Pavey, C, Reside, AE, ...
... This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from the copyright holder. Please cite this report as: Garnett, ST, Franklin, DC, Ehmke, G, VanDerWal, JJ, Hodgson, L, Pavey, C, Reside, AE, ...
National Climate Response Strategy
... Government’s blue print called ‘Vision 2030’ is no exception. The purpose of this National Climate Change Response Strategy (NCCRS) is to put in place robust measures needed to address most, if not all, of the challenges posed by climate variability and change. It is important for me that this Strat ...
... Government’s blue print called ‘Vision 2030’ is no exception. The purpose of this National Climate Change Response Strategy (NCCRS) is to put in place robust measures needed to address most, if not all, of the challenges posed by climate variability and change. It is important for me that this Strat ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in the Context of Sustainable
... average, especially extremes. Sectors and regions will tend to adapt autonomously to changes in climate conditions. Human systems have evolved a wide range of strategies to cope with climatic risks; these strategies have potential applications to climate change vulnerabilities. However, losses from ...
... average, especially extremes. Sectors and regions will tend to adapt autonomously to changes in climate conditions. Human systems have evolved a wide range of strategies to cope with climatic risks; these strategies have potential applications to climate change vulnerabilities. However, losses from ...
TAMK - University of Applied Sciences Tampere, Finland
... development of techniques and machines which convert potential energy into work has heavily increased the economies‟ outputs – but, vice versa, as well the demand for energy. The combustion of slowly renewable and fossil fuels since the beginning of the industrialization period to cover the continuo ...
... development of techniques and machines which convert potential energy into work has heavily increased the economies‟ outputs – but, vice versa, as well the demand for energy. The combustion of slowly renewable and fossil fuels since the beginning of the industrialization period to cover the continuo ...
Land Cover Land Use Change and Soil Organic Carbon Under
... clouds, cloud shadows, settlement areas, or no Landsat data). ......................................... 77 Figure 6 Histograms of the year 2000 SOC coefficient of variation (Figure 5) for each land cover land use class defined by the hard classification (Figure 1)............................ 78 Figu ...
... clouds, cloud shadows, settlement areas, or no Landsat data). ......................................... 77 Figure 6 Histograms of the year 2000 SOC coefficient of variation (Figure 5) for each land cover land use class defined by the hard classification (Figure 1)............................ 78 Figu ...
Great Lakes National Parks in Peril
... Particularly at risk is Indiana Dunes, which, with more than 1,100 native flowering plants, has some of the greatest biological diversity of any national park. One projected invader of the region’s parks is kudzu, a highly aggressive, fast-growing Asian vine that has long plagued much of the southea ...
... Particularly at risk is Indiana Dunes, which, with more than 1,100 native flowering plants, has some of the greatest biological diversity of any national park. One projected invader of the region’s parks is kudzu, a highly aggressive, fast-growing Asian vine that has long plagued much of the southea ...
The Global “Disappearing Act”: How Island States Can Maintain
... The UN created the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to “provide the world with a clear scientific view on the current state of knowledge in climate change and its potential environmental and socio-economic impacts.” 31 The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (Report) outlines “new evidence of ...
... The UN created the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to “provide the world with a clear scientific view on the current state of knowledge in climate change and its potential environmental and socio-economic impacts.” 31 The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (Report) outlines “new evidence of ...
Mesozoic Climates. - Return to Home Page
... and matter in the atmosphere, an understanding which is required to investigate the causes (and effects) of climatic change. Having stressed the interconnectedness of the elements that make up climate system, it might therefore seem inappropriate to divide a discussion on the climate system into sep ...
... and matter in the atmosphere, an understanding which is required to investigate the causes (and effects) of climatic change. Having stressed the interconnectedness of the elements that make up climate system, it might therefore seem inappropriate to divide a discussion on the climate system into sep ...
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... wetlands in western Canada, for example, have been and continue to be drained as a result of agricultural development. The social benefits of wetlands do not typically accrue to landowners, so they continue to convert them to agricultural production. Wetlands in western Canada’s grain belt are also ...
... wetlands in western Canada, for example, have been and continue to be drained as a result of agricultural development. The social benefits of wetlands do not typically accrue to landowners, so they continue to convert them to agricultural production. Wetlands in western Canada’s grain belt are also ...
ACIA Ch01 Final - Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
... of the Arctic countries to the challenges posed by climate change and UV radiation.The ACIA Policy Document (ACIA, 2004b) accomplishes this task. An assessment of expected impacts is a difficult and long-term undertaking.The conclusions presented here, while as complete as present information allows ...
... of the Arctic countries to the challenges posed by climate change and UV radiation.The ACIA Policy Document (ACIA, 2004b) accomplishes this task. An assessment of expected impacts is a difficult and long-term undertaking.The conclusions presented here, while as complete as present information allows ...
A Region Responds to a Changing Climate
... Welcome to the first Southeast Florida Regional Climate Action Plan. The Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact (Compact), a unique and collaborative effort among Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe Counties, their municipalities and partners, has worked over the past two years to dev ...
... Welcome to the first Southeast Florida Regional Climate Action Plan. The Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact (Compact), a unique and collaborative effort among Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe Counties, their municipalities and partners, has worked over the past two years to dev ...
Infection, Disease, and Biosocial Processes at the End of
... provided research support. We examined 160 individuals (67% of the total number excavated) from three main burial areas at Harappa: an urban period cemetery (R-37), a post-urban cemetery (H), and an ossuary (Area G) (Figure 2). This total represents all of the individuals excavated from 1923 to 1967 ...
... provided research support. We examined 160 individuals (67% of the total number excavated) from three main burial areas at Harappa: an urban period cemetery (R-37), a post-urban cemetery (H), and an ossuary (Area G) (Figure 2). This total represents all of the individuals excavated from 1923 to 1967 ...
Sailing through Changing Oceans
... challenges we are facing today, that is the impact of climate changes and the preservation of biodiversity, the polar regions are of very particular scientific interest. The jeopardised future of the polar bear with the reduction in the extent of Arctic sea ice is already well known. Yet, with a reg ...
... challenges we are facing today, that is the impact of climate changes and the preservation of biodiversity, the polar regions are of very particular scientific interest. The jeopardised future of the polar bear with the reduction in the extent of Arctic sea ice is already well known. Yet, with a reg ...
7 Managing the Risks: International Level and Integration across Scales
... A need to cope with the risks associated with atmospheric processes (floods, droughts, cyclones, and so forth) has always been a fact of human life (Lamb, 1995). In more recent decades, extreme weather events have increasingly come to be associated with large-scale disasters and an increasing level ...
... A need to cope with the risks associated with atmospheric processes (floods, droughts, cyclones, and so forth) has always been a fact of human life (Lamb, 1995). In more recent decades, extreme weather events have increasingly come to be associated with large-scale disasters and an increasing level ...
Hydrologic response of a Hawaiian watershed to future climate
... and + 6.4 C) and precipitation (5%, 10% and 20%) on the basis of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) AR4 projections under current, B1, A1B1 and A1F1 emission scenarios. Vegetation leaf conductance and leaf area index were modified to reflect the increase in CO2 concentration. Th ...
... and + 6.4 C) and precipitation (5%, 10% and 20%) on the basis of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) AR4 projections under current, B1, A1B1 and A1F1 emission scenarios. Vegetation leaf conductance and leaf area index were modified to reflect the increase in CO2 concentration. Th ...