Is the Endangered Species Act the Right Place to Set U.S. Climate
... allowed the consideration of climate change impacts during the consultation process with FWS and NMFS scientists to assess the potential threats to endangered species.3 Under the new rule, which took effect on January 15, 2009, federal agency actions no longer require scientific review if “the effec ...
... allowed the consideration of climate change impacts during the consultation process with FWS and NMFS scientists to assess the potential threats to endangered species.3 Under the new rule, which took effect on January 15, 2009, federal agency actions no longer require scientific review if “the effec ...
8 Things We Hate About Summer are Getting Worse with Climate
... Along with all that we love about summer, the dog days are also increasingly bringing extreme heat waves, bad air days, ticks, poison ivy, foodborne illnesses, risky swimming and ruined park visits, and so on. They will get worse unless we take serious actions to combat climate change. That’s becaus ...
... Along with all that we love about summer, the dog days are also increasingly bringing extreme heat waves, bad air days, ticks, poison ivy, foodborne illnesses, risky swimming and ruined park visits, and so on. They will get worse unless we take serious actions to combat climate change. That’s becaus ...
Unit 12 - Global Warming - e
... (www.ipcc.ch), the source of the figures shown (annotations added for this class). The skinny version is, with high confidence: We are changing atmosphere, especially by burning fossil fuels; ...
... (www.ipcc.ch), the source of the figures shown (annotations added for this class). The skinny version is, with high confidence: We are changing atmosphere, especially by burning fossil fuels; ...
Peer-reviewed Article PDF
... other than temperature, such as precipitation. These geoengineering solutions could reduce overall precipitation, particularly that of the Asian and African summer monsoon, thereby threatening the food supply of billions [24]. Consequently, concerns about the risks posed by geoengineering to food se ...
... other than temperature, such as precipitation. These geoengineering solutions could reduce overall precipitation, particularly that of the Asian and African summer monsoon, thereby threatening the food supply of billions [24]. Consequently, concerns about the risks posed by geoengineering to food se ...
The Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta in a Changing Climate
... • ESRI’s ArcGIS software, with its spatial analyst extension, was used for the processing and analysis of the SRTM data. Because the SRTM data provides elevation information based on tree tops in the areas of dense forest, a method was devised to estimate the ground elevation. A supervised image cla ...
... • ESRI’s ArcGIS software, with its spatial analyst extension, was used for the processing and analysis of the SRTM data. Because the SRTM data provides elevation information based on tree tops in the areas of dense forest, a method was devised to estimate the ground elevation. A supervised image cla ...
Slide 1 - climateknowledge.org
... – The economy depends on us consuming – Consuming generates the waste that causes climate change. – The consumption that has set us on this road of global warming has been by a relatively small percentage of the population. • Wealth is an important variable. • Hence, social equity is an issue. ...
... – The economy depends on us consuming – Consuming generates the waste that causes climate change. – The consumption that has set us on this road of global warming has been by a relatively small percentage of the population. • Wealth is an important variable. • Hence, social equity is an issue. ...
COP 19 Outcomes
... (UNFCCC) was formed to address the threat of climate change • It is an international environmental treaty produced at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), informally known as the Earth Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro in ...
... (UNFCCC) was formed to address the threat of climate change • It is an international environmental treaty produced at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), informally known as the Earth Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro in ...
The Arctic: A Barometer of Global Change
... Some might dismiss our concerns saying: "the Arctic is far away and few people live there." That would be immensely short-sighted. The Arctic is of vital importance in the global debate on how to deal with climate change. That's because the Arctic is the barometer of the globe's environmental health ...
... Some might dismiss our concerns saying: "the Arctic is far away and few people live there." That would be immensely short-sighted. The Arctic is of vital importance in the global debate on how to deal with climate change. That's because the Arctic is the barometer of the globe's environmental health ...
Is a breakthrough on climate change governance on the - KIT
... Figure 13.3. Global map showing the different categories of reduction proposals or commitments for 2020 under the Cancún Agreements and Kyoto Protocol, IPCC Fifth Assessment Report IPCC 2014. Climate Change 2014- Mitigation O Climate Change, 5th Assessment Report. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...
... Figure 13.3. Global map showing the different categories of reduction proposals or commitments for 2020 under the Cancún Agreements and Kyoto Protocol, IPCC Fifth Assessment Report IPCC 2014. Climate Change 2014- Mitigation O Climate Change, 5th Assessment Report. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...
Atmospheric science: Increasing wind sinks heat
... A variety of causes have been proposed for this global warming hiatus1, which fall into two categories. First is a reduction in the top-of-atmosphere radiative imbalance, which could be a result of solar variability, stratospheric water vapour increase, an increase of airborne particles or a reducti ...
... A variety of causes have been proposed for this global warming hiatus1, which fall into two categories. First is a reduction in the top-of-atmosphere radiative imbalance, which could be a result of solar variability, stratospheric water vapour increase, an increase of airborne particles or a reducti ...
CCL Monthly Conference Call, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014 Groups meet
... Introduce yourself and share something personal about who you are. Thank the MoC and their staff for anything they may have done recently, such as meeting with CCL in Washington or in the district. Mention that the attention of the world is focused this month on world leaders who are attending ...
... Introduce yourself and share something personal about who you are. Thank the MoC and their staff for anything they may have done recently, such as meeting with CCL in Washington or in the district. Mention that the attention of the world is focused this month on world leaders who are attending ...
44. Global Warming Congress should
... failure of the FCCC models. The explanation often given is that another human emission—sulfate aerosol (the main precursor of acid rain)—is responsible for the lack of warming. Sulfates form a finely divided white haze that reflects away solar radiation (thereby mitigating warming), and they also br ...
... failure of the FCCC models. The explanation often given is that another human emission—sulfate aerosol (the main precursor of acid rain)—is responsible for the lack of warming. Sulfates form a finely divided white haze that reflects away solar radiation (thereby mitigating warming), and they also br ...
MedECC: Towards an improved scientific assessment of climate
... The scientific committee is responsible for leading the scientific activities of the network and ensuring the scientific rigour of the MedECC work and specific deliverables. The approval of new members is also a task of this committee. It will be integrated by a total of 20 members, including the 10 ...
... The scientific committee is responsible for leading the scientific activities of the network and ensuring the scientific rigour of the MedECC work and specific deliverables. The approval of new members is also a task of this committee. It will be integrated by a total of 20 members, including the 10 ...
Occasional Papers on Islands and Small States
... which are currently mostly found in tropical areas. The increase in temperature may also give rise to risks related to cardiovascular diseases. There are also risks of more frequent extreme weather events. These are all possibilities, and cannot be predicted with 100 per cent certainty, but scientif ...
... which are currently mostly found in tropical areas. The increase in temperature may also give rise to risks related to cardiovascular diseases. There are also risks of more frequent extreme weather events. These are all possibilities, and cannot be predicted with 100 per cent certainty, but scientif ...
What is the Global Warming?
... (100’s of years) greenhouse gases: » ChloroFluoroCarbons (CFCs), » and Surface Ozone (O3) – this is “bad” ozone, – different from the one in the UV-protective ozone layer high in the stratosphere. ...
... (100’s of years) greenhouse gases: » ChloroFluoroCarbons (CFCs), » and Surface Ozone (O3) – this is “bad” ozone, – different from the one in the UV-protective ozone layer high in the stratosphere. ...
Ideas 2016 Ideas submitted as potential strategic programme areas
... The UK has a wealth of Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) resources including 50% of Europe’s tidal energy as well as waves, offshore wind and other potential sources, such as marine biomass and thermal energy. However, the deployment of MRE devices (MREDs) in the UK (apart from offshore wind) has been s ...
... The UK has a wealth of Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) resources including 50% of Europe’s tidal energy as well as waves, offshore wind and other potential sources, such as marine biomass and thermal energy. However, the deployment of MRE devices (MREDs) in the UK (apart from offshore wind) has been s ...
International Protocols Regarding Global Climate
... Gleick, P. H. (1998-1999). The World’s Water, the Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources. Washington D.C.: Island Press (This book provides a comprehensive overview of how water resource use are changing as well as current water resource management paradigms Global Commons Institute. (1995). The Un ...
... Gleick, P. H. (1998-1999). The World’s Water, the Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources. Washington D.C.: Island Press (This book provides a comprehensive overview of how water resource use are changing as well as current water resource management paradigms Global Commons Institute. (1995). The Un ...
Research and systematic observations +
... systematic observation in accordance with these guidelines, and on a voluntary basis for Parties not included in Annex I • What constitutes the guidelines on GCOS? – a set of general instructions on the preferred approach for reporting on the status of meteorological and atmospheric, oceanographic, ...
... systematic observation in accordance with these guidelines, and on a voluntary basis for Parties not included in Annex I • What constitutes the guidelines on GCOS? – a set of general instructions on the preferred approach for reporting on the status of meteorological and atmospheric, oceanographic, ...
Teacher`s Guide - Royal Society of New Zealand
... Your Task: In your groups, discuss each statement and come to some conclusions then record your ideas in your workbooks: • name the individual • state whether they think climate change is happening • look for the evidence in what is written/said. The evidence part is the most important thing here. F ...
... Your Task: In your groups, discuss each statement and come to some conclusions then record your ideas in your workbooks: • name the individual • state whether they think climate change is happening • look for the evidence in what is written/said. The evidence part is the most important thing here. F ...
press_release_havannah_tourism_climate_waste_campaign
... in Vanuatu. If indirect contributions are considered, the percentages go up to 53.7% in GDP and 47.7% in employment. Tourism is highly vulnerability to a range of risks including natural hazards, economic downturns, health epidemics, market fluctuations, and so on. Due to it’s highly climate sensiti ...
... in Vanuatu. If indirect contributions are considered, the percentages go up to 53.7% in GDP and 47.7% in employment. Tourism is highly vulnerability to a range of risks including natural hazards, economic downturns, health epidemics, market fluctuations, and so on. Due to it’s highly climate sensiti ...
Financing Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Africa
... Clim-Dev Africa Special Fund A joint initiative between AfDB, AUC and UNECA under the ClimDev-Africa programme. CDSF is a multi-donor Fund of $135 million between 2010 and 2012, to finance ClimDevAfrica activities The Fund is approved by AfDB in May 2010 The launching ceremony of the ClimDev- ...
... Clim-Dev Africa Special Fund A joint initiative between AfDB, AUC and UNECA under the ClimDev-Africa programme. CDSF is a multi-donor Fund of $135 million between 2010 and 2012, to finance ClimDevAfrica activities The Fund is approved by AfDB in May 2010 The launching ceremony of the ClimDev- ...
Results: Impacts to Demand
... • Thousands of peer-reviewed papers • Peer-reviewed assessment: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) • Major reports in 1990, 1996, 2001 • National Academy of Sciences panel, 2001 underscored IPCC conclusions ...
... • Thousands of peer-reviewed papers • Peer-reviewed assessment: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) • Major reports in 1990, 1996, 2001 • National Academy of Sciences panel, 2001 underscored IPCC conclusions ...
Objectives and expected outcomes - Climate Services for Disaster
... Exchange on products for Climate Services for DRR developed by ACMAD-MESA Interpret products and provide: -Technical Notes for forecasts discussions or briefings; -Bulletins and Reports for climate sensitive sector ( agriculture, water, DRR, experts…) - Statements&Briefs for policy and decision mak ...
... Exchange on products for Climate Services for DRR developed by ACMAD-MESA Interpret products and provide: -Technical Notes for forecasts discussions or briefings; -Bulletins and Reports for climate sensitive sector ( agriculture, water, DRR, experts…) - Statements&Briefs for policy and decision mak ...
Earth System Models - PAGES
... What are the uncertainties in models? Difficulties in building Earth system models arise from insufficient knowledge of physical, chemical and biological mechanisms involved in the climate system and from insufficient resolution of known processes. An inherent problem of climate is that it encompass ...
... What are the uncertainties in models? Difficulties in building Earth system models arise from insufficient knowledge of physical, chemical and biological mechanisms involved in the climate system and from insufficient resolution of known processes. An inherent problem of climate is that it encompass ...