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... Informational and cognitive barriers also can prevent decision makers from beginning or advancing the adaptation process [18]. A study on flood risk management in two Swedish municipalities [19] indicated that, although the stakeholders are aware of climate change, uncertainties remain about “what t ...
... Informational and cognitive barriers also can prevent decision makers from beginning or advancing the adaptation process [18]. A study on flood risk management in two Swedish municipalities [19] indicated that, although the stakeholders are aware of climate change, uncertainties remain about “what t ...
Climate Change and Extreme Events
... events need to be understood and alternative methods explored to deal with environmental change. This volume includes a selection of papers which were presented at the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) symposium on Climate and Land Surface Changes in Hydrology, conducted in G ...
... events need to be understood and alternative methods explored to deal with environmental change. This volume includes a selection of papers which were presented at the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) symposium on Climate and Land Surface Changes in Hydrology, conducted in G ...
Climate Change Impact Assessment 2010
... temperatures, and northern circulation patterns more closely correlated with the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO). This interaction is more complex than climate drivers in the north or south of the country. Note, also, that ...
... temperatures, and northern circulation patterns more closely correlated with the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO). This interaction is more complex than climate drivers in the north or south of the country. Note, also, that ...
Nature Communications Review Integrating Pliocene Geological
... than 20 continental sections and available marine core sequences. From these data they reconstructed 30 Miocene and Pliocene ‘superclimathems’ which they defined as cycles of 100,000 to 300,000 years with amplitudes of at least 4 to 5°C. They were the first to propose that the climate of their defin ...
... than 20 continental sections and available marine core sequences. From these data they reconstructed 30 Miocene and Pliocene ‘superclimathems’ which they defined as cycles of 100,000 to 300,000 years with amplitudes of at least 4 to 5°C. They were the first to propose that the climate of their defin ...
Projected Heat-Related Mortality in the US Urban Northeast
... The summer temperature-mortality relationships derived using the non-linear distributed lag models along with summer temperature histograms are presented in Figure 1a–c. The overall structure of the temperature-mortality relationships was similar for the three cities. Also, for all cities, cumulativ ...
... The summer temperature-mortality relationships derived using the non-linear distributed lag models along with summer temperature histograms are presented in Figure 1a–c. The overall structure of the temperature-mortality relationships was similar for the three cities. Also, for all cities, cumulativ ...
American Meteorological Society Member Survey on Global
... average temperature has been increasing over the past 150 years, may be increasing more in the future, and that the world’s climate may change as a result.” The investigators received separate emails fr ...
... average temperature has been increasing over the past 150 years, may be increasing more in the future, and that the world’s climate may change as a result.” The investigators received separate emails fr ...
UNRIC Library Backgrounder: Climate Change
... INTERVIEW with Patricia Espinosa (UNFCCC): 'Climate change is really about the wellbeing of people' (17 August 2016): http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=54696 Shifting from climate change reaction to prevention saves lives for healthier, sustainable future, Secretary-General says, in messa ...
... INTERVIEW with Patricia Espinosa (UNFCCC): 'Climate change is really about the wellbeing of people' (17 August 2016): http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=54696 Shifting from climate change reaction to prevention saves lives for healthier, sustainable future, Secretary-General says, in messa ...
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... The summer temperature-mortality relationships derived using the non-linear distributed lag models along with summer temperature histograms are presented in Figure 1a–c. The overall structure of the temperature-mortality relationships was similar for the three cities. Also, for all cities, cumulativ ...
... The summer temperature-mortality relationships derived using the non-linear distributed lag models along with summer temperature histograms are presented in Figure 1a–c. The overall structure of the temperature-mortality relationships was similar for the three cities. Also, for all cities, cumulativ ...
PDF Format - Department of Environmental Sciences
... change and tropical cyclones”: Part II. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 76, 2243-2245. Broccoli, A. J., 1994: News and Views: Learning from past climates. Nature, 371, 282. Broccoli, A. J., and S. Manabe, 1992: The effects of orography on midlatitude Northern Hemisphere dry climates. J. Climate, 5, 1181- ...
... change and tropical cyclones”: Part II. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 76, 2243-2245. Broccoli, A. J., 1994: News and Views: Learning from past climates. Nature, 371, 282. Broccoli, A. J., and S. Manabe, 1992: The effects of orography on midlatitude Northern Hemisphere dry climates. J. Climate, 5, 1181- ...
3. the climate change policy framework
... the adverse effects of climate change, including impacts related to extreme weather events and slow onset events, as where there are constraints and limitations to adaptation, then other means of addressing economic loss and damage from climate change impacts will have to be found. At the national ...
... the adverse effects of climate change, including impacts related to extreme weather events and slow onset events, as where there are constraints and limitations to adaptation, then other means of addressing economic loss and damage from climate change impacts will have to be found. At the national ...
Modeling climate change impacts on phenology and population
... We focus our framework on the response of MMS to climate change. Indeed, species migration is a classic response to predictable seasonal or annual changes in the environment. It is implicitly tied to reproduction and is often driven by physiological and behavioral mechanisms (Ramenofsky and Wingfield ...
... We focus our framework on the response of MMS to climate change. Indeed, species migration is a classic response to predictable seasonal or annual changes in the environment. It is implicitly tied to reproduction and is often driven by physiological and behavioral mechanisms (Ramenofsky and Wingfield ...
Climate change impacts in the Atlantic Basin and
... For the purposes of this paper, our primary focus is on planned adaptation measures where climate change is a contributing motivator. While a wide range of measures support adaptation efforts, not all come under the title of adaptation (Gerstetter et al. 2012). Adaptation oftentimes occurs within th ...
... For the purposes of this paper, our primary focus is on planned adaptation measures where climate change is a contributing motivator. While a wide range of measures support adaptation efforts, not all come under the title of adaptation (Gerstetter et al. 2012). Adaptation oftentimes occurs within th ...
Climate Change and Human Mobility in Indigenous Communities of
... one and a half times the rate of other parts of the world. If global temperatures do go up by the 4C many scientists fear, the impact on Russia would be disastrous. Much of Russia's northern region would be turned into impenetrable swamp. Houses in several Arctic towns are already badly subsiding ( ...
... one and a half times the rate of other parts of the world. If global temperatures do go up by the 4C many scientists fear, the impact on Russia would be disastrous. Much of Russia's northern region would be turned into impenetrable swamp. Houses in several Arctic towns are already badly subsiding ( ...
Preparing for climate change guide for local government
... Local government is responsible for a range of functions that may be affected by climate. These include natural hazards and resource management, land-use planning, building control, and the provision of infrastructure such as stormwater drainage and water supply. Climate-related risks are not new to ...
... Local government is responsible for a range of functions that may be affected by climate. These include natural hazards and resource management, land-use planning, building control, and the provision of infrastructure such as stormwater drainage and water supply. Climate-related risks are not new to ...
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... severe impacts of global warming, there has still been no global progress on mitigation. In fact, Mauna Loa data show that the rate of CO2 increase in the atmosphere is actually rising. However, the change of U.S. administration in 2009 has completely changed the U.S. policy on global warming. In th ...
... severe impacts of global warming, there has still been no global progress on mitigation. In fact, Mauna Loa data show that the rate of CO2 increase in the atmosphere is actually rising. However, the change of U.S. administration in 2009 has completely changed the U.S. policy on global warming. In th ...
successful adaptation implementation
... What does it take to move from good and robust policymaking to successful implementation? This report focuses on the challenge of implementing city-level climate change adaptation policies. We were tasked with researching strategies that could guide Washington DC’s District Department of the Environ ...
... What does it take to move from good and robust policymaking to successful implementation? This report focuses on the challenge of implementing city-level climate change adaptation policies. We were tasked with researching strategies that could guide Washington DC’s District Department of the Environ ...
Climate change and human health : risks and responses. Summary
... climate-health relationships has increased rapidly, largely due to the stimulus of the IPCC and other policy-related reviews at regional and national levels. ...
... climate-health relationships has increased rapidly, largely due to the stimulus of the IPCC and other policy-related reviews at regional and national levels. ...
Safeguarding Washington`s Fish and Wildlife in an Era of Climate
... has been partnering with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to forward a collective agenda to restore and protect Washington’s fish and wildlife in an era of climate change. There are many people in Washington State and throughout the Pacific Northwest who are committed to forwarding cli ...
... has been partnering with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to forward a collective agenda to restore and protect Washington’s fish and wildlife in an era of climate change. There are many people in Washington State and throughout the Pacific Northwest who are committed to forwarding cli ...
Background paper Africa WS
... More recently, deficiency of data on Africa has also been stressed in the G8 Gleneagles Plan of Action, 2005, which noted that "Africa’s data deficiencies are greatest and warrant immediate attention". These deficiencies exist despite the phenomenal increase in availability of climate and environmen ...
... More recently, deficiency of data on Africa has also been stressed in the G8 Gleneagles Plan of Action, 2005, which noted that "Africa’s data deficiencies are greatest and warrant immediate attention". These deficiencies exist despite the phenomenal increase in availability of climate and environmen ...