Can Climate Influence Cultural Development? A View through Time
... had reached a stage where parts of the environment were being manipulated for food production. However, there is fragmentary evidence that suggests human manipulation of plant communities may be an important factor as early as 30,000 yr BP, supporting the idea of a gradual increase in environmental ...
... had reached a stage where parts of the environment were being manipulated for food production. However, there is fragmentary evidence that suggests human manipulation of plant communities may be an important factor as early as 30,000 yr BP, supporting the idea of a gradual increase in environmental ...
The climate and climate change - Dept of Meteorology Home Page
... point The temperature evolves differently. Butterfly effect. Sensitivity to the initial conditions. Because we do not know the exact state of the Climate system now, we cannot predict the exact future state of the climate. ...
... point The temperature evolves differently. Butterfly effect. Sensitivity to the initial conditions. Because we do not know the exact state of the Climate system now, we cannot predict the exact future state of the climate. ...
Agenda Setting and Issue Definition at the Micro Level: Giving
... change to rise and stay high on agendas, the public and policymakers must be convinced not only that we should do something to combat climate change, but that we can” (p. 786). Attaining and maintaining formal agenda status also depends on the competition with a wide diversity of issues. Hilgartner ...
... change to rise and stay high on agendas, the public and policymakers must be convinced not only that we should do something to combat climate change, but that we can” (p. 786). Attaining and maintaining formal agenda status also depends on the competition with a wide diversity of issues. Hilgartner ...
Usable Science? The UK Climate Projections 2009
... undertakers’’ (e.g., utility companies and harbor authorities) to report on the risks and benefits posed by changes in climate and how they plan to adapt to them (Defra 2011a). In addition, the Act requires the Government to undertake a U.K.-wide Climate Change Risk Assessment every five years (the ...
... undertakers’’ (e.g., utility companies and harbor authorities) to report on the risks and benefits posed by changes in climate and how they plan to adapt to them (Defra 2011a). In addition, the Act requires the Government to undertake a U.K.-wide Climate Change Risk Assessment every five years (the ...
Case study — Monitoring potential impacts of climate change on the
... For example, alpine ecosystems could be transformed by increasing shrub and tree colonisation and growth. Alpine ecosystems are also highly vulnerable, particularly to increased stochastic10 risk of fire. Tasmanian moorlands and peatlands are potentially vulnerable particularly on steeper better dra ...
... For example, alpine ecosystems could be transformed by increasing shrub and tree colonisation and growth. Alpine ecosystems are also highly vulnerable, particularly to increased stochastic10 risk of fire. Tasmanian moorlands and peatlands are potentially vulnerable particularly on steeper better dra ...
2005 Exxon Foundation 990 vs Exxon Giving Report
... public, the company was forced to reveal that it had stopped funding a handful of organizations identified as part of the company’s denial campaign on global warming. In July 2006, ExxonMobil met with officials from the Royal Society, the United Kingdom’s national academy of science. When the Royal ...
... public, the company was forced to reveal that it had stopped funding a handful of organizations identified as part of the company’s denial campaign on global warming. In July 2006, ExxonMobil met with officials from the Royal Society, the United Kingdom’s national academy of science. When the Royal ...
1072-9240/00 $2000 + .00 Technology, Vol. 7S, pp. 189-213,2000
... 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 increase in proportion to the amount of total cropla ...
... 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 increase in proportion to the amount of total cropla ...
AAAS_What We Know
... taking place two or three weeks earlier than they did just a few decades ago.xix The organisms that cannot adapt to the new climate conditions — because they cannot move fast enough or run out of ...
... taking place two or three weeks earlier than they did just a few decades ago.xix The organisms that cannot adapt to the new climate conditions — because they cannot move fast enough or run out of ...
Perceptions and Adaptation Measures of Crop
... watering his livestock on an undetermined or defined space implying the mobility of his livestock. He must take from it his essential income (Ellis, 1988). He should have also own at least 20 heads of livestock (big or small ruminants) where he is the exclusive or partial owner because cattle herd s ...
... watering his livestock on an undetermined or defined space implying the mobility of his livestock. He must take from it his essential income (Ellis, 1988). He should have also own at least 20 heads of livestock (big or small ruminants) where he is the exclusive or partial owner because cattle herd s ...
1 - Terranova
... include diversification of crop varieties, species change, shifting planting windows, 'new' adaptive farming and tillage methods (no/low tillage, controlled traffic systems, row configurations, moisture conservation etc.) proactive pest and disease management and taking advantage of seasonal climate ...
... include diversification of crop varieties, species change, shifting planting windows, 'new' adaptive farming and tillage methods (no/low tillage, controlled traffic systems, row configurations, moisture conservation etc.) proactive pest and disease management and taking advantage of seasonal climate ...
Slide 1
... Climate quantities defined by averaging over the weather • Average taken over January of many different years to obtain a climatological value for January, many Februaries to obtain February climatology, etc. Chapter 2 Preview (Figure 2.16) ...
... Climate quantities defined by averaging over the weather • Average taken over January of many different years to obtain a climatological value for January, many Februaries to obtain February climatology, etc. Chapter 2 Preview (Figure 2.16) ...
climate change impacts, vulnerabilities, and adaption in northwest
... Over centuries, the Inupiaq of northwestern Alaska have proven themselves to be highly adaptive, flexible, and resilient to the extreme climate conditions and variability of the Arctic. Yet the current pace of global warming is especially rapid in the Arctic and is projected to accelerate further o ...
... Over centuries, the Inupiaq of northwestern Alaska have proven themselves to be highly adaptive, flexible, and resilient to the extreme climate conditions and variability of the Arctic. Yet the current pace of global warming is especially rapid in the Arctic and is projected to accelerate further o ...
Research priorities in land use and land
... groups to utilize modelled results are those that study climate interactions with ecosystems, water resources, biodiversity, agriculture, human settlements and ultimately for understanding the potential for human adaptation to climatic changes, as well as for finer resolution analysis of potential s ...
... groups to utilize modelled results are those that study climate interactions with ecosystems, water resources, biodiversity, agriculture, human settlements and ultimately for understanding the potential for human adaptation to climatic changes, as well as for finer resolution analysis of potential s ...
Climate Change in the United States: The Prohibitive Costs of
... top of $7 billion in “normal” flooding costs. And if sea-level rise reaches 33 inches by 2100, today’s 100-year coastal flood will likely occur every one to two years in Boston and Atlantic City, and every 11 to 22 years in New York City (Frumhoff et al. 2007). In Florida, with 45 inches of sealevel ...
... top of $7 billion in “normal” flooding costs. And if sea-level rise reaches 33 inches by 2100, today’s 100-year coastal flood will likely occur every one to two years in Boston and Atlantic City, and every 11 to 22 years in New York City (Frumhoff et al. 2007). In Florida, with 45 inches of sealevel ...
Economic Impacts Of Climate Change On Colorado
... Policymakers across the country are now seeking solutions to curb greenhouse gas emissions and to help us adapt to the impending impacts triggered by past emissions. The debate to date has primarily focused on the perceived costs of alternative solutions, yet there can also be significant costs of i ...
... Policymakers across the country are now seeking solutions to curb greenhouse gas emissions and to help us adapt to the impending impacts triggered by past emissions. The debate to date has primarily focused on the perceived costs of alternative solutions, yet there can also be significant costs of i ...
Conclusion: Reconstructing and Modelling Past Oceans 1 A
... by the marine geologists John Imbrie and Jim Hayes and the geochemist Nick Shackelton. The CLIMAP (Climate: Long-range Investigation, Mapping, and Prediction) project reconstructed the surface of the Earth at the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) at 21,000 years BP [CLIMAP Project Members, 1976, 1981]. Alt ...
... by the marine geologists John Imbrie and Jim Hayes and the geochemist Nick Shackelton. The CLIMAP (Climate: Long-range Investigation, Mapping, and Prediction) project reconstructed the surface of the Earth at the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) at 21,000 years BP [CLIMAP Project Members, 1976, 1981]. Alt ...
nccrs action plan county consultation workshops_mombasa
... Mombasa, Taita-Taveta and Tana River) of Coast Provinve include: 1. Afforestation and re-afforestation projects. These were highlighted by all the six counties, although some provided specific information regarding where the projects were being implemented and who were implementing them. These inclu ...
... Mombasa, Taita-Taveta and Tana River) of Coast Provinve include: 1. Afforestation and re-afforestation projects. These were highlighted by all the six counties, although some provided specific information regarding where the projects were being implemented and who were implementing them. These inclu ...
A decade of weather extremes - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact
... Using statistics, scientists can analyse whether the number of recent extreme events is significantly larger than expected in a stationary (that is, unchanging) climate. Statistical methods thus may link extremes to an observed climatic trend, but this does not address the question of whether this t ...
... Using statistics, scientists can analyse whether the number of recent extreme events is significantly larger than expected in a stationary (that is, unchanging) climate. Statistical methods thus may link extremes to an observed climatic trend, but this does not address the question of whether this t ...
