East Africa
... (2000) have been adopted in this study. These zones are shown in Fig. 1. The western zones of Indeje et al. are combined into one zone (Zone III, Fig. 1) to allow a larger spatial sampling. In most models used here, precipitation in these areas have similar probability density functions (PDFs, not s ...
... (2000) have been adopted in this study. These zones are shown in Fig. 1. The western zones of Indeje et al. are combined into one zone (Zone III, Fig. 1) to allow a larger spatial sampling. In most models used here, precipitation in these areas have similar probability density functions (PDFs, not s ...
A history of climate activities
... Territories owe their origins not so much to their more publicly visible role in daily weather forecasting as to their national responsibility for longterm observation, description and monitoring of climate. In planning for a new global frame work for climate service provision through World Climate ...
... Territories owe their origins not so much to their more publicly visible role in daily weather forecasting as to their national responsibility for longterm observation, description and monitoring of climate. In planning for a new global frame work for climate service provision through World Climate ...
Working Paper 202 - Heal and Millner (opens in new window)
... model of the climate system. Unfortunately, choosing which of these models is ‘right’ or ‘better’ is a very difficult task – there is too much we don’t understand about the climate system, and too few meaningful opportunities for model verification, to make this choice entirely objective. The scienc ...
... model of the climate system. Unfortunately, choosing which of these models is ‘right’ or ‘better’ is a very difficult task – there is too much we don’t understand about the climate system, and too few meaningful opportunities for model verification, to make this choice entirely objective. The scienc ...
Climate vulnerability of socio-economic systems
... flow and hence would ameliorate effects associated with flooding thus reducing flood damage and negative impacts of socio-economic systems that would be undermined with floods. Climate change impact on infrastructure and settlements may also result into increased poverty which will force the society ...
... flow and hence would ameliorate effects associated with flooding thus reducing flood damage and negative impacts of socio-economic systems that would be undermined with floods. Climate change impact on infrastructure and settlements may also result into increased poverty which will force the society ...
Public views on climate change: European and USA Perspectives
... samples of citizens in its Member States, and specifically on topics related to the environment (Special Eurobarometers (EB) in 1992, 1995, 2002; and a Flash EB in 2002). These have included questions on concerns and worries about environmental issues such as climate change. Although the results of ...
... samples of citizens in its Member States, and specifically on topics related to the environment (Special Eurobarometers (EB) in 1992, 1995, 2002; and a Flash EB in 2002). These have included questions on concerns and worries about environmental issues such as climate change. Although the results of ...
Pinus halepensis Plasticity in Dendroclimatic Response across the )
... of Aleppo pine in response to different climatic conditions. These results do not resolve the source of response variability as being due to either genetic variation in provenance, to phenotypic plasticity, or a combination of factors. However, as current growth responses to inter-annual climate var ...
... of Aleppo pine in response to different climatic conditions. These results do not resolve the source of response variability as being due to either genetic variation in provenance, to phenotypic plasticity, or a combination of factors. However, as current growth responses to inter-annual climate var ...
Dynamic Earth - The State Museum of Pennsylvania
... extent to which those conditions vary over longer time scales. Measurements of climate include the long-term pattern of temperature and precipitation averages and extremes at a location. That location can be local in scale, but is often applied to regional, or global scales. Climate is also used bro ...
... extent to which those conditions vary over longer time scales. Measurements of climate include the long-term pattern of temperature and precipitation averages and extremes at a location. That location can be local in scale, but is often applied to regional, or global scales. Climate is also used bro ...
Philosophy of Climate Science Part II: Modelling
... net effect of cloud cover is estimated from observations rather than determined by a bottomup theoretical calculation (e.g. Golaz, Horowitz and Levy 2013). When data have been used for calibration, the question arises whether the same data can be used to confirm the model. To come back to our exampl ...
... net effect of cloud cover is estimated from observations rather than determined by a bottomup theoretical calculation (e.g. Golaz, Horowitz and Levy 2013). When data have been used for calibration, the question arises whether the same data can be used to confirm the model. To come back to our exampl ...
Climate Change: Top 10 Precepts for U.S. Foreign Policy
... domestic policy, including energy policy, transportation policy, and agricultural policy. For this reason, the United States must get its domestic house in order before concluding any international agreement. Adopting strong domestic legislation on climate change would thus be the most important sin ...
... domestic policy, including energy policy, transportation policy, and agricultural policy. For this reason, the United States must get its domestic house in order before concluding any international agreement. Adopting strong domestic legislation on climate change would thus be the most important sin ...
WMO
... Experiment Project (CMIP) that serves as the key tool to better understand past, present and future climate changes arising from either natural, unforced variability or in response to changes in radiative forcing in a multi-model context. For its 5th phase of CMIP (CMIP5) during 2010–2013, more than ...
... Experiment Project (CMIP) that serves as the key tool to better understand past, present and future climate changes arising from either natural, unforced variability or in response to changes in radiative forcing in a multi-model context. For its 5th phase of CMIP (CMIP5) during 2010–2013, more than ...
Climate change and Tourism in the Alps: a position paper in view of
... the snow and planning the trails are also effective (Chaix 2010, in: Urbanc and Pipan 2011). Freeride, back-country skiing, snow-shoeing, and all those activities which take place into the wildest areas of the Alps, are likely to be affected by an increased risk of natural hazards, and in particular ...
... the snow and planning the trails are also effective (Chaix 2010, in: Urbanc and Pipan 2011). Freeride, back-country skiing, snow-shoeing, and all those activities which take place into the wildest areas of the Alps, are likely to be affected by an increased risk of natural hazards, and in particular ...
How to read a Climate-Fact-Sheet
... climate research. An estimation of future climate change is made on the basis of projections of global and/or regional climate models. A so-called multi-model-ensemble always forms the basis of this. This means that no single climate projection in any single model is analysed, but instead a variety ...
... climate research. An estimation of future climate change is made on the basis of projections of global and/or regional climate models. A so-called multi-model-ensemble always forms the basis of this. This means that no single climate projection in any single model is analysed, but instead a variety ...
6. Atolls in the ocean— canaries in the mine?
... a total of 282 individual reports, over the period from 1 October 2009 to 30 November 2011. They found that the journalism was variegated and heavily contested, contrary to earlier scholarly claims (Connell, 2003; Farbotko, 2005, 2010a, 2010b; Farbotko and Macgregor, 2010; Cameron, 2011). The result ...
... a total of 282 individual reports, over the period from 1 October 2009 to 30 November 2011. They found that the journalism was variegated and heavily contested, contrary to earlier scholarly claims (Connell, 2003; Farbotko, 2005, 2010a, 2010b; Farbotko and Macgregor, 2010; Cameron, 2011). The result ...
Csc_ADS_2011 - University of Minnesota
... NSF Expedition: Understanding Climate Change - A Data-Driven Approach ...
... NSF Expedition: Understanding Climate Change - A Data-Driven Approach ...
Review of the consensus and asymmetric quality of research on
... 2010). The approach taken in this study was to collect a listing of prominent climate researchers by utilizing authorship of significant climate-related documents. The list encompassed 1,372 researchers who were segregated into two groups (unconvinced by the evidence [UE], and convinced by the evide ...
... 2010). The approach taken in this study was to collect a listing of prominent climate researchers by utilizing authorship of significant climate-related documents. The list encompassed 1,372 researchers who were segregated into two groups (unconvinced by the evidence [UE], and convinced by the evide ...
Migration, Environment and Climate Change
... There appear to be two main policy challenges resulting from this dramatic rural-to-urban migration. The first is attending to the needs and rights of displaced populations in urban areas, and the second is addressing the issues among rural and herder populations that make them vulnerable in the fir ...
... There appear to be two main policy challenges resulting from this dramatic rural-to-urban migration. The first is attending to the needs and rights of displaced populations in urban areas, and the second is addressing the issues among rural and herder populations that make them vulnerable in the fir ...
The Myth of Dangerous Human
... Human-caused global warming has become the environmental cause celebre of the early 21st century. The strong warming alarmist camp currently includes the United Nations, most Western governments, most of the free press, many large corporations (including Enron, before it failed), the major churches, ...
... Human-caused global warming has become the environmental cause celebre of the early 21st century. The strong warming alarmist camp currently includes the United Nations, most Western governments, most of the free press, many large corporations (including Enron, before it failed), the major churches, ...
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... actions successfully is hindered by gaps in some areas of knowledge and by a lack of adequate methodologies, policies and financial resources. The programme on Economics and Policy Innovations for Climate-smart Agriculture (EPIC) was initiated to address some of these gaps and to support the transit ...
... actions successfully is hindered by gaps in some areas of knowledge and by a lack of adequate methodologies, policies and financial resources. The programme on Economics and Policy Innovations for Climate-smart Agriculture (EPIC) was initiated to address some of these gaps and to support the transit ...
Hedge against Climate Change
... dependence is experienced in both juvenile survivorship and adult fecundity, thus resulting in a larger population decline. The extreme population crashes occur when many good years in a row are followed by a bad year. This allows the population to grow so large that when a bad year strikes, density ...
... dependence is experienced in both juvenile survivorship and adult fecundity, thus resulting in a larger population decline. The extreme population crashes occur when many good years in a row are followed by a bad year. This allows the population to grow so large that when a bad year strikes, density ...
Double exposure: assessing the impacts of climate change within
... technological change, business strategies, employment, and environmental policies. While qualitative research has been carried out on many aspects of globalization-environment relationships, OECD (1997a, p. 17) notes that quantitative evidence is currently lacking on virtually all components of the ...
... technological change, business strategies, employment, and environmental policies. While qualitative research has been carried out on many aspects of globalization-environment relationships, OECD (1997a, p. 17) notes that quantitative evidence is currently lacking on virtually all components of the ...
Climate, Weather and Plants
... Non‐urban modification Modification by buildings and urban areas ...
... Non‐urban modification Modification by buildings and urban areas ...
Print - Climate Change Knowledge Portal
... Highly vulnerable to climate variations, Togo’s agriculture sector constitutes 43% of GDP and is the mainstay of most Togolese livelihoods. Agriculture will remain the mainstay of economic growth for the foreseeable future, with staple crops being yams, cassava, corn, millet, sorghum, cocoa, coffee, ...
... Highly vulnerable to climate variations, Togo’s agriculture sector constitutes 43% of GDP and is the mainstay of most Togolese livelihoods. Agriculture will remain the mainstay of economic growth for the foreseeable future, with staple crops being yams, cassava, corn, millet, sorghum, cocoa, coffee, ...
How much disease could climate change cause?
... effect on global population health. Climate change is likely to affect not only health but also many aspects of ecological and social systems, and will be slow and difficult (perhaps impossible) to reverse. Many therefore would judge that there is already sufficient motivation to act, both to mitiga ...
... effect on global population health. Climate change is likely to affect not only health but also many aspects of ecological and social systems, and will be slow and difficult (perhaps impossible) to reverse. Many therefore would judge that there is already sufficient motivation to act, both to mitiga ...
open access
... demonstrate the context specificity of societal efforts to adapt ecosystems to climate change and involve applications of diverse scientific tools (e.g., scenario analyses, downscaled climate projections, ecological and connectivity models) tailored to specific planning and management situations (al ...
... demonstrate the context specificity of societal efforts to adapt ecosystems to climate change and involve applications of diverse scientific tools (e.g., scenario analyses, downscaled climate projections, ecological and connectivity models) tailored to specific planning and management situations (al ...
Evaluating the effects of ideology on public understanding of climate
... new government policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions” (Bord et al., 2000: 205). Furthermore, such proponents argue, mitigation policies require public acceptance for effective implementation and therefore must take public values into account in order to induce highest levels of public particip ...
... new government policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions” (Bord et al., 2000: 205). Furthermore, such proponents argue, mitigation policies require public acceptance for effective implementation and therefore must take public values into account in order to induce highest levels of public particip ...