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... When talking about direct impacts of climate change on tourism, one of the most essential motivators for travelling is meant: the climate. Climate is one of the major attractors for tourists to travel to a specific destination. Realizing this fact, one can grasp the enormous sensitivity of the touri ...
... When talking about direct impacts of climate change on tourism, one of the most essential motivators for travelling is meant: the climate. Climate is one of the major attractors for tourists to travel to a specific destination. Realizing this fact, one can grasp the enormous sensitivity of the touri ...
Quantifying Vulnerability to Climate Change: Implications for
... climate change, there are other possible explanations. The first is better coverage of extreme weather events, as registration of local weather disasters has improved. The second possible explanation is population growth, which has increased the number of people who are potentially subject to extrem ...
... climate change, there are other possible explanations. The first is better coverage of extreme weather events, as registration of local weather disasters has improved. The second possible explanation is population growth, which has increased the number of people who are potentially subject to extrem ...
Prospering in a Changing Climate
... the state have extensively assessed climate change vulnerability for climate change impacts and sensitivity, and the adaptive capacity of their communities. Adaptation is not an isolated stand-alone agenda. It will need to be incorporated into all our policy and planning processes and embedded into ...
... the state have extensively assessed climate change vulnerability for climate change impacts and sensitivity, and the adaptive capacity of their communities. Adaptation is not an isolated stand-alone agenda. It will need to be incorporated into all our policy and planning processes and embedded into ...
Miocene tectonics and climate forcing of biodiversity, western United
... Figure 2. Sample diversity versus time for fossil localities, showing abrupt increase in ungulate and carnivore diversities by ca. 17.5 and ca. 17.0 Ma, respectively, and decline by ca. 11.25 Ma, followed by stasis to the present. Large boxes are meant to delineate broad time periods of increased or ...
... Figure 2. Sample diversity versus time for fossil localities, showing abrupt increase in ungulate and carnivore diversities by ca. 17.5 and ca. 17.0 Ma, respectively, and decline by ca. 11.25 Ma, followed by stasis to the present. Large boxes are meant to delineate broad time periods of increased or ...
Climate change effects on above- and below
... consequences for food-web dynamics. Here, we investigate the effect of future changes in rainfall patterns on detritivore– plant – herbivore interactions in a semiarid region in southern Spain by experimentally manipulating rainfall intensity and frequency during late spring – early summer. Our resu ...
... consequences for food-web dynamics. Here, we investigate the effect of future changes in rainfall patterns on detritivore– plant – herbivore interactions in a semiarid region in southern Spain by experimentally manipulating rainfall intensity and frequency during late spring – early summer. Our resu ...
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... average temperature, changes in precipitations patterns, and increases in the frequency of extreme weather events would significantly alter local production environment, through the distribution of crop yields, crop acreage planted to different crops, reliance on dryland and irrigated production sys ...
... average temperature, changes in precipitations patterns, and increases in the frequency of extreme weather events would significantly alter local production environment, through the distribution of crop yields, crop acreage planted to different crops, reliance on dryland and irrigated production sys ...
IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE)
... produce a multiple realization of the synthetic daily weather sequence. The model interpret the statistical relationship between large scale (predictor) and local climate (predictand) using multiple regression techniques. These relationships were developed using an observed weather data and previous ...
... produce a multiple realization of the synthetic daily weather sequence. The model interpret the statistical relationship between large scale (predictor) and local climate (predictand) using multiple regression techniques. These relationships were developed using an observed weather data and previous ...
Geographic disparities and moral hazards in the predicted impacts
... for niche modelling than the range distribution of human presence. However, because humans live in such a wide range of climatic conditions and are socio-economically diverse, the relationship between climate and human density is likely to differ in different parts of the world (Diamond, 2004; Fagan ...
... for niche modelling than the range distribution of human presence. However, because humans live in such a wide range of climatic conditions and are socio-economically diverse, the relationship between climate and human density is likely to differ in different parts of the world (Diamond, 2004; Fagan ...
noaa climate program
... may be anticipated. If this comes to pass, the strategy for new initiatives needs much more careful attention. Otherwise, the implications of this would be that growth in decision support would come from predictions and projections. This led to a discussion as to whether or not the way to incr ...
... may be anticipated. If this comes to pass, the strategy for new initiatives needs much more careful attention. Otherwise, the implications of this would be that growth in decision support would come from predictions and projections. This led to a discussion as to whether or not the way to incr ...
Earth System interactions
... encompass the key climate processes pertaining to the Nordic and Arctic regions; (iii) include an improved description of processes that are presently considered to be highly uncertain; (iv) are computationally efficient; (v) possess advanced diagnostic tools for a detailed evaluation of model compo ...
... encompass the key climate processes pertaining to the Nordic and Arctic regions; (iii) include an improved description of processes that are presently considered to be highly uncertain; (iv) are computationally efficient; (v) possess advanced diagnostic tools for a detailed evaluation of model compo ...
Less Snow, Less Water: Climate Disruption in the West
... Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper (2004)4 ...
... Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper (2004)4 ...
Climate change impacts on water quality outcomes
... scenarios, all of which assume that SLUI continues according to the management scenario #3 of Dymond et al. (2014)2: 1. No climate change 2. Minor climate change 3. Moderate climate change 4. Major climate change. Summarise and discuss the relative change in sediment yield by Water Management Zones, ...
... scenarios, all of which assume that SLUI continues according to the management scenario #3 of Dymond et al. (2014)2: 1. No climate change 2. Minor climate change 3. Moderate climate change 4. Major climate change. Summarise and discuss the relative change in sediment yield by Water Management Zones, ...
here - circle-2
... Finally, the CIRCLE-Med series of projects has also provided a precious contribution to the process of networking research data throughout Europe and the different universities and laboratories along the southern Mediterranean coast, within the spirit of the ERA-Net (European Research Area Network) ...
... Finally, the CIRCLE-Med series of projects has also provided a precious contribution to the process of networking research data throughout Europe and the different universities and laboratories along the southern Mediterranean coast, within the spirit of the ERA-Net (European Research Area Network) ...
T - Climate Investment Funds
... form the backdrop for a number of lifestyle and livelihood related activities, making Jamaica a climate sensitive country. For example, Jamaica’s climate sensitivity can be found in planting and reaping cycles which are intimately bound up with Jamaica’s rainfall and temperature climatologies i.e. i ...
... form the backdrop for a number of lifestyle and livelihood related activities, making Jamaica a climate sensitive country. For example, Jamaica’s climate sensitivity can be found in planting and reaping cycles which are intimately bound up with Jamaica’s rainfall and temperature climatologies i.e. i ...
Climate variability and change and their health effects in small
... Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans, as well as the Caribbean and Mediterranean Seas. Small island states share many features that constrain their ability to adapt to current climate variability and future climate change, including their small or very small physical sizes; remoteness from major land ...
... Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans, as well as the Caribbean and Mediterranean Seas. Small island states share many features that constrain their ability to adapt to current climate variability and future climate change, including their small or very small physical sizes; remoteness from major land ...
The green economy: a strategic approach to sustainable
... Development addressed the concept of the green economy as a mechanism for achieving the goals of sustainable development. The outcome document “The future we want’ expressed the importance of utilising green economy initiatives as an important tool for achieving the overarching goal of sustainable d ...
... Development addressed the concept of the green economy as a mechanism for achieving the goals of sustainable development. The outcome document “The future we want’ expressed the importance of utilising green economy initiatives as an important tool for achieving the overarching goal of sustainable d ...
Global Climate Change and Biodiversity
... GCMs). The range of temperature increase across the scenarios is between 3°C and 6.5°C. Precipitation change forecasts show an overall declining trend of approximately –3% change in precipitation over the 21st century, with steep troughs of almost –8% precipitation change in the 2050s and a smaller ...
... GCMs). The range of temperature increase across the scenarios is between 3°C and 6.5°C. Precipitation change forecasts show an overall declining trend of approximately –3% change in precipitation over the 21st century, with steep troughs of almost –8% precipitation change in the 2050s and a smaller ...
Downscaling climate change scenarios for apple pest and disease
... Note that assumptions inherent in many climate projections are that the range of model uncertainty is fully sampled by the available model projections, and that systematic model biases do not change with time. These assumptions were also made here (for more details, see Fischer et al., 2011). Despit ...
... Note that assumptions inherent in many climate projections are that the range of model uncertainty is fully sampled by the available model projections, and that systematic model biases do not change with time. These assumptions were also made here (for more details, see Fischer et al., 2011). Despit ...
Adaptation Planning – What U.S. States and Localities are Doing
... of climate and energy legislation until later this year.2 In the meantime, over 32 states are taking action to reduce their own GHG emissions, while only 10 are in the process of state adaptation planning. While governments act to mitigate future climate change, they must also plan now to address th ...
... of climate and energy legislation until later this year.2 In the meantime, over 32 states are taking action to reduce their own GHG emissions, while only 10 are in the process of state adaptation planning. While governments act to mitigate future climate change, they must also plan now to address th ...
Making sense of the early-2000s warming slowdown
... net positive forcing of the climate system, leading to overall warming of the surface. Superimposed on this forced anthropogenic response are small signals of solar irradiance changes, cooling and recovery from volcanic eruptions and internal variability. The role of these factors is illustrated in ...
... net positive forcing of the climate system, leading to overall warming of the surface. Superimposed on this forced anthropogenic response are small signals of solar irradiance changes, cooling and recovery from volcanic eruptions and internal variability. The role of these factors is illustrated in ...
Scale-dependent regional climate predictability over North America
... inferred from CMIP3 and CMIP5 ensemble simulations. Adv. Atmos. Sci., 33(8), 905–918, doi: 10.1007/s00376-016-6013-2. ...
... inferred from CMIP3 and CMIP5 ensemble simulations. Adv. Atmos. Sci., 33(8), 905–918, doi: 10.1007/s00376-016-6013-2. ...
decacal climate prediction: opportunities and challenges.
... many governments, businesses, and socio-economic sectors for which climate sensitivity and vulnerability is high. It does not imply, however, that future changes will be uniform around the globe. On the time scale of a few years to a few decades ahead, regional and seasonal variations in weather pat ...
... many governments, businesses, and socio-economic sectors for which climate sensitivity and vulnerability is high. It does not imply, however, that future changes will be uniform around the globe. On the time scale of a few years to a few decades ahead, regional and seasonal variations in weather pat ...
State of the Jamaican Climate 2012:Information for
... form the backdrop for a number of lifestyle and livelihood related activities, making Jamaica a climate sensitive country. For example, Jamaica’s climate sensitivity can be found in planting and reaping cycles which are intimately bound up with Jamaica’s rainfall and temperature climatologies i.e. i ...
... form the backdrop for a number of lifestyle and livelihood related activities, making Jamaica a climate sensitive country. For example, Jamaica’s climate sensitivity can be found in planting and reaping cycles which are intimately bound up with Jamaica’s rainfall and temperature climatologies i.e. i ...
... acceleration, and mass transfer (77) can similarly affect the exchange of mass (gas and nutrients) and momentum. For these reasons, the use of environmental temperature indices obtainable by satellite or global observatories [such as sea surface temperature (SST) and air temperature (Ta)] as proxies ...
Does adaptation to climate change provide food security? A micro-perspective from Ethiopia: Working Paper 19 (334 kB) (opens in new window)
... rain-fed agriculture, sub-Saharan Africa’s development prospects have been closely associated with climate. For instance, the World Bank reported that droughts and floods have reduced Ethiopia’s economic growth by more than a third. Climate change is projected to further reduce food production (Rose ...
... rain-fed agriculture, sub-Saharan Africa’s development prospects have been closely associated with climate. For instance, the World Bank reported that droughts and floods have reduced Ethiopia’s economic growth by more than a third. Climate change is projected to further reduce food production (Rose ...