Preventing El Niño Southern Oscillation Episodes from Becoming
... emergency, including women, children, the elderly, the disabled and people living with HIV/ AIDS. In May 2016, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Mrs. Mary Robinson of Ireland and Ambassador Macharia Kamau of Kenya as his Special Envoys on El Niño and Climate. The Special Envoys ...
... emergency, including women, children, the elderly, the disabled and people living with HIV/ AIDS. In May 2016, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Mrs. Mary Robinson of Ireland and Ambassador Macharia Kamau of Kenya as his Special Envoys on El Niño and Climate. The Special Envoys ...
Yes Impact – Water Wars
... (http://www.olcf.ornl.gov/2012/04/04/carbon-dioxide-caused-global-warming-at-ice-ages-end-pioneering-simulationshows/) Climate science has an equivalent to the “what came first—the chicken or the egg?” question: What came first, greenhouse gases or global warming? A multi-institutional team led by r ...
... (http://www.olcf.ornl.gov/2012/04/04/carbon-dioxide-caused-global-warming-at-ice-ages-end-pioneering-simulationshows/) Climate science has an equivalent to the “what came first—the chicken or the egg?” question: What came first, greenhouse gases or global warming? A multi-institutional team led by r ...
The Solar Radiation Budget, and High
... in transient climate change experiments. This spread may be dramatically reduced by exploiting the northern hemisphere springtime warming and simultaneous snow retreat as an analog for anthropogenic climate change. Large intermodel variations in snow albedo feedback's strength in human-induced clima ...
... in transient climate change experiments. This spread may be dramatically reduced by exploiting the northern hemisphere springtime warming and simultaneous snow retreat as an analog for anthropogenic climate change. Large intermodel variations in snow albedo feedback's strength in human-induced clima ...
Adaptation to Climate Change: Evidence from US Agriculture September 30, 2013
... failed to adapt in the past because they did not recognize the climate was changing, but in the future they become aware of these changes and quickly adapt, then our findings would be a poor guide to future impacts of warming. On the other hand, if farmers had recognized the need for adaptation but ...
... failed to adapt in the past because they did not recognize the climate was changing, but in the future they become aware of these changes and quickly adapt, then our findings would be a poor guide to future impacts of warming. On the other hand, if farmers had recognized the need for adaptation but ...
Perception of Climate Change Among Egyptians Living in Egypt and
... tendencies in using information in order to form opinions about climate change; as it has a strong influence on effectively implementing related public policies (Leiserowitz, 2005). This is due to a strong link between public perception, public opinion and public policy development. Historically qui ...
... tendencies in using information in order to form opinions about climate change; as it has a strong influence on effectively implementing related public policies (Leiserowitz, 2005). This is due to a strong link between public perception, public opinion and public policy development. Historically qui ...
Climate policy under sustainable discounted utilitarianism
... that the optimal abatement policy is more stringent under SDU than DU. Our analysis is ethical in nature, asking what our generation as a collective should do to serve the interests of all generations from an impartial perspective. This is different from taking a strategic perspective, asking what c ...
... that the optimal abatement policy is more stringent under SDU than DU. Our analysis is ethical in nature, asking what our generation as a collective should do to serve the interests of all generations from an impartial perspective. This is different from taking a strategic perspective, asking what c ...
Briefing report
... That the world’s climate is changing is irrefutable. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated in its most recent Assessment Report that it is very likely that the changes we have seen and measured are the result of anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. While there may be some oppo ...
... That the world’s climate is changing is irrefutable. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated in its most recent Assessment Report that it is very likely that the changes we have seen and measured are the result of anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. While there may be some oppo ...
Australian rangelands and climate change – dust
... provides ground truth and valuable local context to interpolated DSI data. That is, participants on the ground can provide powerful local interpretation of significant dust events, with this evidence often supported by contributed photos and other anecdotal information. By raising awareness of the e ...
... provides ground truth and valuable local context to interpolated DSI data. That is, participants on the ground can provide powerful local interpretation of significant dust events, with this evidence often supported by contributed photos and other anecdotal information. By raising awareness of the e ...
An Introduction to Simple Climate Models
... biosphere, glaciers and ice sheets and land surface. In order to project the impact of human perturbations on the climate system, it is necessary to calculate the effects of all the key processes operating in these climate system components and the interactions between them. These climate processes ...
... biosphere, glaciers and ice sheets and land surface. In order to project the impact of human perturbations on the climate system, it is necessary to calculate the effects of all the key processes operating in these climate system components and the interactions between them. These climate processes ...
Climate Change in Park City: An Assessment of Climate, Snowpack
... of that industry on snow, climate change impacts to snowpack at Utah ski resorts can have a significant impact on the regional economy in the future. Moreover, understanding how climate change may affect snow conditions, such as snow coverage and depth, can help Utah ski area managers plan for the c ...
... of that industry on snow, climate change impacts to snowpack at Utah ski resorts can have a significant impact on the regional economy in the future. Moreover, understanding how climate change may affect snow conditions, such as snow coverage and depth, can help Utah ski area managers plan for the c ...
Annex D – EEA contributors and resource planning
... EEA reports and information in Climate-ADAPT on those topics. Additionally, the sector-based chapters should include some more information on the consideration of climate change adaptation in sectoral policy-making than was done in 2012, also building on information available in Climate-ADAPT. 2. Re ...
... EEA reports and information in Climate-ADAPT on those topics. Additionally, the sector-based chapters should include some more information on the consideration of climate change adaptation in sectoral policy-making than was done in 2012, also building on information available in Climate-ADAPT. 2. Re ...
Climate Resilient Floodplains
... interviews with local stakeholders in two Puget Sound watersheds to better understand how climate change could affect current floodplain management planning priorities and activities. The interviews also sought to identify additional actions or information needs that could help participants address ...
... interviews with local stakeholders in two Puget Sound watersheds to better understand how climate change could affect current floodplain management planning priorities and activities. The interviews also sought to identify additional actions or information needs that could help participants address ...
Report
... concentration scenarios used by the IPCC. 2. The sensitivity of the climate system and environment to greenhouse gas concentrations (NPCC, 2009). GHG concentrations will continue to grow as long as emissions exceed the environment’s capacity to absorb these gases. The extent of this capacity is unkn ...
... concentration scenarios used by the IPCC. 2. The sensitivity of the climate system and environment to greenhouse gas concentrations (NPCC, 2009). GHG concentrations will continue to grow as long as emissions exceed the environment’s capacity to absorb these gases. The extent of this capacity is unkn ...
REPORTS A CLIMATIC DRIVER FOR ABRUPT MID-HOLOCENE VEGETATION D
... yet the observed changes in these taxa were synchronous and equivalent in magnitude and rate (Fig. 3). We suggest that mid-Holocene climate change, rather than a biological agent, was the primary driver of both the hemlock decline in the inland region and the decline of oak and increase of beech at ...
... yet the observed changes in these taxa were synchronous and equivalent in magnitude and rate (Fig. 3). We suggest that mid-Holocene climate change, rather than a biological agent, was the primary driver of both the hemlock decline in the inland region and the decline of oak and increase of beech at ...
The social cost of carbon: Valuation estimates and
... reference scenarios (generally of wealthier futures), inclusion of benefits as well as impacts, and notably due to autonomous adaptation5 . However, work by Downing & Watkiss (2003) has raised the issue of study coverage in comparing SCC values, and this was advanced during the studies. The SCC valu ...
... reference scenarios (generally of wealthier futures), inclusion of benefits as well as impacts, and notably due to autonomous adaptation5 . However, work by Downing & Watkiss (2003) has raised the issue of study coverage in comparing SCC values, and this was advanced during the studies. The SCC valu ...
ecosystem-based adaptation - Fundação Grupo Boticário de
... environmental services, disseminates knowledge and raises society’s awareness regarding the conservation of ecosystems. Since 2008, the Boticário Group Foundation has made great efforts in order to generate knowledge regarding the relationship between climate change and biodiversity conservation. B ...
... environmental services, disseminates knowledge and raises society’s awareness regarding the conservation of ecosystems. Since 2008, the Boticário Group Foundation has made great efforts in order to generate knowledge regarding the relationship between climate change and biodiversity conservation. B ...
Kathmandu Valley Nepal - UN
... for the urban poor. Urban areas are one of the largest contributors of climate change, producing more than 60 per cent of all carbon dioxide and significant amounts of other greenhouse gas emissions, mainly through energy generation, vehicles, industry and biomass use. This means that cities must be ...
... for the urban poor. Urban areas are one of the largest contributors of climate change, producing more than 60 per cent of all carbon dioxide and significant amounts of other greenhouse gas emissions, mainly through energy generation, vehicles, industry and biomass use. This means that cities must be ...
THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE TOURISM SECTOR
... Tourism is an important source of economic growth in the Caribbean and one of the most important industrial sectors for some countries in the subregion. The purpose of this study is to estimate the economic impact of climate change on the tourism sector in nine countries in the Caribbean Basin: Arub ...
... Tourism is an important source of economic growth in the Caribbean and one of the most important industrial sectors for some countries in the subregion. The purpose of this study is to estimate the economic impact of climate change on the tourism sector in nine countries in the Caribbean Basin: Arub ...
Climate Finance Study Group
... be complemented with actions to prepare for the impacts of a changing climate. Given the multi-decadal timescales required to transform our economies and infrastructures to meet this challenge, coherent action is needed now to limit the rise of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally and then to red ...
... be complemented with actions to prepare for the impacts of a changing climate. Given the multi-decadal timescales required to transform our economies and infrastructures to meet this challenge, coherent action is needed now to limit the rise of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally and then to red ...
Impacts of climate change from 2000 to 2050 on wildfire activity and
... aerosol concentrations in the western United States. We regress observed area burned onto observed meteorological fields and fire indices from the Canadian Fire Weather Index system and find that May–October mean temperature and fuel moisture explain 24–57% of the variance in annual area burned in t ...
... aerosol concentrations in the western United States. We regress observed area burned onto observed meteorological fields and fire indices from the Canadian Fire Weather Index system and find that May–October mean temperature and fuel moisture explain 24–57% of the variance in annual area burned in t ...
climate change in the american mind
... participants were asked about their issue priorities for the new administration and Congress, support and opposition regarding climate change and energy policies, levels of political and consumer activism, and beliefs about the reality and risks of global warming. Overall, the survey found that conc ...
... participants were asked about their issue priorities for the new administration and Congress, support and opposition regarding climate change and energy policies, levels of political and consumer activism, and beliefs about the reality and risks of global warming. Overall, the survey found that conc ...