Assessing the adequacy of current fisheries
... method for examining the related economic consequences (Figure 2). Our third case study elucidated the information that could be gained from using an MSE approach for the South African purse-seine fishery. The fourth case study highlights some of the pros and cons of using ecosystem models for asses ...
... method for examining the related economic consequences (Figure 2). Our third case study elucidated the information that could be gained from using an MSE approach for the South African purse-seine fishery. The fourth case study highlights some of the pros and cons of using ecosystem models for asses ...
- White Rose Research Online
... but also on national and local scales. It is a particularly challenging case of environmental communication because its main cause, greenhouse gas emissions, is invisible. The predominant approach of making climate change visible is the use of iconic, often affective, imagery. Literature on the icon ...
... but also on national and local scales. It is a particularly challenging case of environmental communication because its main cause, greenhouse gas emissions, is invisible. The predominant approach of making climate change visible is the use of iconic, often affective, imagery. Literature on the icon ...
Author`s personal copy - College of DuPage Weather
... and close to these regions depicted a statistically significant decrease. For example, a relative cluster of notable decrease in HCW activity is shown across Florida in this simulation. However, these statistically significant decreases (23 grid cells) are largely outweighed by roughly 6.5 times mor ...
... and close to these regions depicted a statistically significant decrease. For example, a relative cluster of notable decrease in HCW activity is shown across Florida in this simulation. However, these statistically significant decreases (23 grid cells) are largely outweighed by roughly 6.5 times mor ...
IPCC reasons for concern regarding climate change risks
... identification of key risks. Key risks reflect potentially severe adverse consequences for socio-ecological systems that could be used to inform the interpretation of “dangerous” in the UNFCCC Article 2 objective. Criteria for identifying key risks include6,102,103: high probability of significant r ...
... identification of key risks. Key risks reflect potentially severe adverse consequences for socio-ecological systems that could be used to inform the interpretation of “dangerous” in the UNFCCC Article 2 objective. Criteria for identifying key risks include6,102,103: high probability of significant r ...
impact of climate change on precipitation
... both at the upper and lower reach of the basin. Chapter 5 provides the study undertaken at the upper reach while lower reach has been dealt with in Chapter 6. Chapter 7 present an attempt made to examine whether there is any change in the observed rainfall of Guwahati station under consideration due ...
... both at the upper and lower reach of the basin. Chapter 5 provides the study undertaken at the upper reach while lower reach has been dealt with in Chapter 6. Chapter 7 present an attempt made to examine whether there is any change in the observed rainfall of Guwahati station under consideration due ...
What do realists think about climate change?
... when faced with such an opportunity, take risks when a more secure option is available, and make poor alliance decisions. Conclusion Diverging realist theories offer different explanations for how states act in the international system. One of the key differences is how states react to external thre ...
... when faced with such an opportunity, take risks when a more secure option is available, and make poor alliance decisions. Conclusion Diverging realist theories offer different explanations for how states act in the international system. One of the key differences is how states react to external thre ...
Buddhist Contributions to Climate Response
... Norgaard’s in-depth study of climate perspectives in Norway. This yearlong ethnographic study engaged Norgaard in many aspects of social life in this northern European country of highly educated and environmentally concerned people. Her findings indicate that climate atti ...
... Norgaard’s in-depth study of climate perspectives in Norway. This yearlong ethnographic study engaged Norgaard in many aspects of social life in this northern European country of highly educated and environmentally concerned people. Her findings indicate that climate atti ...
The Climate System: an Overview
... and release of greenhouse gases. Through the photosynthetic process, both marine and terrestrial plants (especially forests) store significant amounts of carbon from carbon dioxide. Thus, the biosphere plays a central role in the carbon cycle, as well as in the budgets of many other gases, such as m ...
... and release of greenhouse gases. Through the photosynthetic process, both marine and terrestrial plants (especially forests) store significant amounts of carbon from carbon dioxide. Thus, the biosphere plays a central role in the carbon cycle, as well as in the budgets of many other gases, such as m ...
Warm Words II
... officers give public statements on television news. Typical terms such as ‘offenders’, ‘victims’ and ‘the occupants of the premises’ are set into a distinctive structuring of speech that might sound odd in any other context. Repertoires are a mix of content (such as ‘typical’ topics or lines of argu ...
... officers give public statements on television news. Typical terms such as ‘offenders’, ‘victims’ and ‘the occupants of the premises’ are set into a distinctive structuring of speech that might sound odd in any other context. Repertoires are a mix of content (such as ‘typical’ topics or lines of argu ...
Innovation in the realm of institutional complexity
... interaction and decision-making processes of the built community involved in climate adaptation and how the actors deal with the institutional complexity. We draw on case study research from Norway, a country which will be facing increased precipitation in the years to follow (NCCS, 2015). Several i ...
... interaction and decision-making processes of the built community involved in climate adaptation and how the actors deal with the institutional complexity. We draw on case study research from Norway, a country which will be facing increased precipitation in the years to follow (NCCS, 2015). Several i ...
Georgia`s Climate Variability vs Climate Change
... we act to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, the planet will continue to warm over the next century, with widespread and potentially devastating effect--Sen. Hillary Clinton http://clinton.senate.gov/issues/environment/index.cfm?topic=climate ...
... we act to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, the planet will continue to warm over the next century, with widespread and potentially devastating effect--Sen. Hillary Clinton http://clinton.senate.gov/issues/environment/index.cfm?topic=climate ...
Introduction
... Deliverable 6.2: First-phase impact models to predict damage to human activities, the environment and tropical annual crops from climate extremes: e.g. wind storm, drought, flood and heat stress Due Feb 2006; Delivered October 2006 (Month 26) (UEA and Partners) Deliverable 6.3: Calibrated and tested ...
... Deliverable 6.2: First-phase impact models to predict damage to human activities, the environment and tropical annual crops from climate extremes: e.g. wind storm, drought, flood and heat stress Due Feb 2006; Delivered October 2006 (Month 26) (UEA and Partners) Deliverable 6.3: Calibrated and tested ...
Can sense-making tools inform adaptation policy?
... relevance of the research to climate adaptation policy practice and to speculate on how other government policy analysts in the field might respond. However, what might seem at first sight to be a straightforward question promising an equally straightforward answer is not that simple and is limited ...
... relevance of the research to climate adaptation policy practice and to speculate on how other government policy analysts in the field might respond. However, what might seem at first sight to be a straightforward question promising an equally straightforward answer is not that simple and is limited ...
A severe centennial-scale drought in mid
... Abstract: We present evidence from a variety of physical and biological proxies for a severe drought that affected the mid-continent of North America between 4.1 and 4.3 ka. Rapid climate changes associated with the event had large and widespread ecological effects, including dune reactivation, fore ...
... Abstract: We present evidence from a variety of physical and biological proxies for a severe drought that affected the mid-continent of North America between 4.1 and 4.3 ka. Rapid climate changes associated with the event had large and widespread ecological effects, including dune reactivation, fore ...
Potentials for Adaptation to Climate Change in Human
... for developing conclusions and recommendations at this time. In many cases, the best that can be done right now is to sketch out the landscape of issues that should be considered by both urban decision-makers and the research community as a basis for further discussion, offering illustrations from t ...
... for developing conclusions and recommendations at this time. In many cases, the best that can be done right now is to sketch out the landscape of issues that should be considered by both urban decision-makers and the research community as a basis for further discussion, offering illustrations from t ...
Planning for the impact of sea-level rise on U.S. national parks
... years, the rate of rise has increased significantly and is projected to increase at an accelerating pace throughout the 21st century because of climate change (IPCC 2007). In 2007 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) fourth assessment report projected that global mean sea levels wil ...
... years, the rate of rise has increased significantly and is projected to increase at an accelerating pace throughout the 21st century because of climate change (IPCC 2007). In 2007 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) fourth assessment report projected that global mean sea levels wil ...
