individual perceptions of climate risks
... were a wake-up call for governments, communities and businesses, alerting them of the need to better understand and prepare for climate risks. These events triggered AXA to intensify its research and modeling work on extreme weather events, a difficult task due to a lack of available data and the re ...
... were a wake-up call for governments, communities and businesses, alerting them of the need to better understand and prepare for climate risks. These events triggered AXA to intensify its research and modeling work on extreme weather events, a difficult task due to a lack of available data and the re ...
Climate sensitivity of shrub growth across the tundra biome
... the tundra biome as a whole. The patterns of climate sensitivity of growth in tundra shrub species can be compared to patterns observed in treeline ecotones. Half of the latitudinal and elevational treelines studied so far have advanced poleward or upslope, often associated with warming27 . Temperat ...
... the tundra biome as a whole. The patterns of climate sensitivity of growth in tundra shrub species can be compared to patterns observed in treeline ecotones. Half of the latitudinal and elevational treelines studied so far have advanced poleward or upslope, often associated with warming27 . Temperat ...
Multi-model climate change projections for India under
... forcing, not detailed socio-economic narratives or scenarios. Central to the process is the concept that any single radiative forcing pathway can result from a diverse range of socio-economic and technological development scenarios. There are four RCP scenarios: RCP2.6, RCP4.5, RCP6.0 and RCP8.5. Th ...
... forcing, not detailed socio-economic narratives or scenarios. Central to the process is the concept that any single radiative forcing pathway can result from a diverse range of socio-economic and technological development scenarios. There are four RCP scenarios: RCP2.6, RCP4.5, RCP6.0 and RCP8.5. Th ...
Mao et al., 2016. - Site BU
... subset of CMIP5 ensemble models representing mechanisms of interest without using the D&A methodology (Supplementary Table 1). D&A techniques are not useful for discriminating between these forcings, as the corresponding signals are usually too collinear over time, leading to a signal-to-noise ratio ...
... subset of CMIP5 ensemble models representing mechanisms of interest without using the D&A methodology (Supplementary Table 1). D&A techniques are not useful for discriminating between these forcings, as the corresponding signals are usually too collinear over time, leading to a signal-to-noise ratio ...
EUROSION_Climate Change and Coastal and Beach Management
... global climate change. Islands often depend on rainwater, and are vulnerable to changes and distribution in rainfall. The role of biodiversity and ecosystem services in supporting the provision of economic services is discussed and illustrated in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. This is also an ...
... global climate change. Islands often depend on rainwater, and are vulnerable to changes and distribution in rainfall. The role of biodiversity and ecosystem services in supporting the provision of economic services is discussed and illustrated in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. This is also an ...
climate change: health impacts and opportunities
... In presenting these facts, scientists have accounted for the substantial multi-annual variability in the rate of warming, including periods that have exhibited almost no linear trend in rising temperatures. They also explained how the widely reported recent reduction in was due to natural changes to ...
... In presenting these facts, scientists have accounted for the substantial multi-annual variability in the rate of warming, including periods that have exhibited almost no linear trend in rising temperatures. They also explained how the widely reported recent reduction in was due to natural changes to ...
NATURAL CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND GLOBAL WARMING
... Crucifix, this volume). In the tropics, the changes in orbital forcing were manifested in large-scale circulation changes involving monsoon systems (as discussed further below) and these resulted in dramatic hydrologic changes with important consequences for regional hydrology and societies living i ...
... Crucifix, this volume). In the tropics, the changes in orbital forcing were manifested in large-scale circulation changes involving monsoon systems (as discussed further below) and these resulted in dramatic hydrologic changes with important consequences for regional hydrology and societies living i ...
eastern US - American Meteorological Society
... ITRDB were collected from nonrandom populations (trees are often sampled because they are believed to be particularly sensitive to climate), no other dataset containing annual growth information across such a broad geographical, temporal, or taxonomic range is currently available. In this light, McK ...
... ITRDB were collected from nonrandom populations (trees are often sampled because they are believed to be particularly sensitive to climate), no other dataset containing annual growth information across such a broad geographical, temporal, or taxonomic range is currently available. In this light, McK ...
Climate Change, Health and Future Well
... South Asia, defined geographically as the region of Asia that includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, holds 1.6 billion people, almost one quarter of the world’s current population. Recent population projections suggest that by 2050, the population o ...
... South Asia, defined geographically as the region of Asia that includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, holds 1.6 billion people, almost one quarter of the world’s current population. Recent population projections suggest that by 2050, the population o ...
Draft Resolution X
... this subject for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and human welfare, in line with the lead implementation role of the Ramsar Convention for CBD for wetlands and the terms of the fourth CBD/Ramsar Joint Work Plan; invited the Ramsar STRP to further assess the contribution of biodi ...
... this subject for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and human welfare, in line with the lead implementation role of the Ramsar Convention for CBD for wetlands and the terms of the fourth CBD/Ramsar Joint Work Plan; invited the Ramsar STRP to further assess the contribution of biodi ...
joint submission - The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
... An additional challenge, especially when analyzing the link between climate change and human mobility and quantifying movements, is determining the extent to which climate change – in combination with socio-economic or other non-climate factors – was a cause of the ...
... An additional challenge, especially when analyzing the link between climate change and human mobility and quantifying movements, is determining the extent to which climate change – in combination with socio-economic or other non-climate factors – was a cause of the ...
Long-Term Ecological Records and Their Relevance to Climate
... which predicts that, on the basis of mid-range climatic warming scenarios for 2050, up to 37% of plant species globally will be committed to extinction owing to lack of suitable climate space. Another well-cited scenario is the prediction from a general dynamic vegetation model run for the tropical ...
... which predicts that, on the basis of mid-range climatic warming scenarios for 2050, up to 37% of plant species globally will be committed to extinction owing to lack of suitable climate space. Another well-cited scenario is the prediction from a general dynamic vegetation model run for the tropical ...
Climate prediction: a limit to adaptation?
... (2007) warns that improper consideration of the residual uncertainties of probabilistic climate information (which is always incomplete and conditional) in optimization exercises, could lead to maladaptation and be far from optimal. Future prospects for reducing these large uncertainties are limited ...
... (2007) warns that improper consideration of the residual uncertainties of probabilistic climate information (which is always incomplete and conditional) in optimization exercises, could lead to maladaptation and be far from optimal. Future prospects for reducing these large uncertainties are limited ...
Dealing with the uncertainties of climate engineering
... means that they need to remain capable of acting despite of these uncertainties. They are required to act under uncertainty or more specifically, they need to take decisions under uncertainty. All of these aspects are equally relevant in climate politics. However, one could argue that it is objection ...
... means that they need to remain capable of acting despite of these uncertainties. They are required to act under uncertainty or more specifically, they need to take decisions under uncertainty. All of these aspects are equally relevant in climate politics. However, one could argue that it is objection ...
Climate Change Effects and Adaptation Approaches in Freshwater
... This Phase 1 draft final report provides a first-ever compilation of what is known—and not known— about climate change effects on freshwater aquatic and riparian ecosystems in the geographic extent of the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NPLCC). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fu ...
... This Phase 1 draft final report provides a first-ever compilation of what is known—and not known— about climate change effects on freshwater aquatic and riparian ecosystems in the geographic extent of the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NPLCC). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fu ...
Climatic Change in the Built Environment in Temperate Climates
... reach 82 % by 2050 (United Nations 2014). Urbanization is associated with changes in materials and energy flow in the cities (Chrysoulakis et al. 2013), can increase pressures on the environment, and may support climate change mechanisms through enhanced emissions of greenhouse gases. It may also re ...
... reach 82 % by 2050 (United Nations 2014). Urbanization is associated with changes in materials and energy flow in the cities (Chrysoulakis et al. 2013), can increase pressures on the environment, and may support climate change mechanisms through enhanced emissions of greenhouse gases. It may also re ...
one National Security and Climate Change in Perspective
... That year, the United Nations and the World Meteorological Organization established the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; its purpose was to be an independent entity to collect and analyze climate information from around the world, identify weaknesses and gaps in climate and environmental k ...
... That year, the United Nations and the World Meteorological Organization established the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; its purpose was to be an independent entity to collect and analyze climate information from around the world, identify weaknesses and gaps in climate and environmental k ...