AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY
... efficient) to ensure that the surface and top of the atmosphere shortwave fluxes are consistent with ...
... efficient) to ensure that the surface and top of the atmosphere shortwave fluxes are consistent with ...
Climate Change Impacts and Opportunities for Biodiversity and
... ecosystems services in Sudan. Identify areas important for improving nature’s ability to adapt to climate change, such as altitude gradients and conservation corridors. Identify areas of particular importance for building climate resilience, adaptation and for greenhouse gases mitigation. Anal ...
... ecosystems services in Sudan. Identify areas important for improving nature’s ability to adapt to climate change, such as altitude gradients and conservation corridors. Identify areas of particular importance for building climate resilience, adaptation and for greenhouse gases mitigation. Anal ...
Climate Change Adaptation Plan for Coastal and Inland Wetlands in
... wildlife and fishery resources. Wetland adaptation planning and implementation can not only protect and conserve wetlands but deliver ecosystem services that have high economic and social value as part of the state’s overall climate change adaptation strategy. The concept of increasing wetlands to a ...
... wildlife and fishery resources. Wetland adaptation planning and implementation can not only protect and conserve wetlands but deliver ecosystem services that have high economic and social value as part of the state’s overall climate change adaptation strategy. The concept of increasing wetlands to a ...
MO House Testimony May 29 2014 Final
... have been as a reflection of expert consensus, they consume much too much time of too many scientists who otherwise could be spending their time on research. While early IPCC reports were critical for establishing what was known about climate change, the gains in terms of new insights from full asse ...
... have been as a reflection of expert consensus, they consume much too much time of too many scientists who otherwise could be spending their time on research. While early IPCC reports were critical for establishing what was known about climate change, the gains in terms of new insights from full asse ...
Partisan Group Identity and Belief in Human
... 286).2 Those who are knowledgeable will be more likely to receive these cues and adopt them for their positions (see Price & Zaller, 1992): knowledge serves as a proxy for exposure/being informed about elite positions, and thus informed citizens follow elite stances (Lenz, 2012). In short, knowledge ...
... 286).2 Those who are knowledgeable will be more likely to receive these cues and adopt them for their positions (see Price & Zaller, 1992): knowledge serves as a proxy for exposure/being informed about elite positions, and thus informed citizens follow elite stances (Lenz, 2012). In short, knowledge ...
Climate Change and Variability in the Sahel Region
... he Sahel is highly vulnerable to climate change due its geographic location at the southern edge of the Sahara desert and the strong dependence of its population on rainfed agriculture and livestock. The primary sector employs more than 60 percent of the active population and contributes 40 percent ...
... he Sahel is highly vulnerable to climate change due its geographic location at the southern edge of the Sahara desert and the strong dependence of its population on rainfed agriculture and livestock. The primary sector employs more than 60 percent of the active population and contributes 40 percent ...
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... across quartiles of the long run temperature and precipitation averages. This means that functional form assumptions are important in this approach. Further, it may suggest that unobserved variables are likely ...
... across quartiles of the long run temperature and precipitation averages. This means that functional form assumptions are important in this approach. Further, it may suggest that unobserved variables are likely ...
The intensification and shift of the annual North Atlantic Oscillation in
... the annual concentrations of the greenhouse gases are specified as observed from 1860 to 1990, and prescribed based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scenario IS92a (IPCC, 1992) after 1990. The integration starts at January 1860 and ends at December 2099. More details on the si ...
... the annual concentrations of the greenhouse gases are specified as observed from 1860 to 1990, and prescribed based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scenario IS92a (IPCC, 1992) after 1990. The integration starts at January 1860 and ends at December 2099. More details on the si ...
Egypt - Met Office
... • An assessment of the extent to which increases in greenhouse gases and aerosols in the atmosphere have altered the probability of particular seasonal temperatures compared to pre-industrial times, using a technique called ‘fraction of attributable risk.’ • A prediction of future climate conditions ...
... • An assessment of the extent to which increases in greenhouse gases and aerosols in the atmosphere have altered the probability of particular seasonal temperatures compared to pre-industrial times, using a technique called ‘fraction of attributable risk.’ • A prediction of future climate conditions ...
- Macquarie University ResearchOnline
... climate space are considered) where the taxa display optima around which they decline in abundance. Optima are estimated from modern climate-abundance relationships, and estimates for fossil assemblages are made as a weighted average of the optima of all taxa found. Artificial neural networks are wi ...
... climate space are considered) where the taxa display optima around which they decline in abundance. Optima are estimated from modern climate-abundance relationships, and estimates for fossil assemblages are made as a weighted average of the optima of all taxa found. Artificial neural networks are wi ...
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... be accompanied by a shift in seasonal precipitation, with a greater share falling in the winter and early spring. Rising temperatures would interact with shifting precipitation regimes, contributing to increased drying conditions during the late-spring and summer growing season across much of the U. ...
... be accompanied by a shift in seasonal precipitation, with a greater share falling in the winter and early spring. Rising temperatures would interact with shifting precipitation regimes, contributing to increased drying conditions during the late-spring and summer growing season across much of the U. ...
Climate Change Helplessness and Efficacy
... behavior (Markowitz, 2012), and moralizing environmental issues influences people to shift their attitudes (Feinberg, & Willer, 2013), take action (Stern, 2000; van Zomeren, Postmes, & Spears, 2011; Whitmarsh, 2009), and support pro-environmental policies (Poortinga et al., 2004; Nilsson, von Borgst ...
... behavior (Markowitz, 2012), and moralizing environmental issues influences people to shift their attitudes (Feinberg, & Willer, 2013), take action (Stern, 2000; van Zomeren, Postmes, & Spears, 2011; Whitmarsh, 2009), and support pro-environmental policies (Poortinga et al., 2004; Nilsson, von Borgst ...
A Greener Dragon? - Department of Defence
... implemented immediately, would likely have minimal influence this century, not least because some GHG remain in the atmosphere for up to 120 years. 28 Governments must be prepared to mitigate and adapt to climate change over a long period. This requires the development of policies within an intergen ...
... implemented immediately, would likely have minimal influence this century, not least because some GHG remain in the atmosphere for up to 120 years. 28 Governments must be prepared to mitigate and adapt to climate change over a long period. This requires the development of policies within an intergen ...
Climate Change and State Consent - U
... impact of the behaviours of societies will be quite general. For example sea levels are likely to rise and thus the interests of all states except land locked ones will be affected usually in some negative way. Combine this with the fact that societies will have a hard time making a significant diff ...
... impact of the behaviours of societies will be quite general. For example sea levels are likely to rise and thus the interests of all states except land locked ones will be affected usually in some negative way. Combine this with the fact that societies will have a hard time making a significant diff ...
CLIMATE CHANGE HELPLESSNESS 1 Running head: CLIMATE
... behavior (Markowitz, 2012), and moralizing environmental issues influences people to shift their attitudes (Feinberg, & Willer, 2013), take action (Stern, 2000; van Zomeren, Postmes, & Spears, 2011; Whitmarsh, 2009), and support pro-environmental policies (Poortinga et al., 2004; Nilsson, von Borgst ...
... behavior (Markowitz, 2012), and moralizing environmental issues influences people to shift their attitudes (Feinberg, & Willer, 2013), take action (Stern, 2000; van Zomeren, Postmes, & Spears, 2011; Whitmarsh, 2009), and support pro-environmental policies (Poortinga et al., 2004; Nilsson, von Borgst ...
5b2014 - Maa- ja metsätalousministeriö
... to exceptionally rapid changes compared to the normal rate of evolution, which is a threat to both habitats and species. The rapid change is going to weaken the capacity of ecosystems to endure various kinds of pressure, e.g. contaminants, and to recover from disturbances. The ability of ecosystems ...
... to exceptionally rapid changes compared to the normal rate of evolution, which is a threat to both habitats and species. The rapid change is going to weaken the capacity of ecosystems to endure various kinds of pressure, e.g. contaminants, and to recover from disturbances. The ability of ecosystems ...
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... This paper briefly surveys areas of paleoclimate modeling notable for recent progress. New ideas, including hypotheses giving a pivotal role to sea ice, have revitalized the low-order models used to simulate the time evolution of glacial cycles through the Pleistocene, a prohibitive length of time f ...
... This paper briefly surveys areas of paleoclimate modeling notable for recent progress. New ideas, including hypotheses giving a pivotal role to sea ice, have revitalized the low-order models used to simulate the time evolution of glacial cycles through the Pleistocene, a prohibitive length of time f ...
Climate Change Impacts on Land Use Planning and Coastal
... challenges that small island coastal ecosystems are already having to contend with. These ecosystems and fringe landforms — among them, mangroves, wetlands, coastal flood plains, forests, dunes, berms — ) serve as natural shock absorbers for protecting coastal infrastructure and land uses, such as a ...
... challenges that small island coastal ecosystems are already having to contend with. These ecosystems and fringe landforms — among them, mangroves, wetlands, coastal flood plains, forests, dunes, berms — ) serve as natural shock absorbers for protecting coastal infrastructure and land uses, such as a ...
Uganda National Adaptation Programmes of Action
... Natural resources constitute the primary source of livelihood for the majority of the Ugandan population. Indeed, the economy of Uganda depends on exploiting of its natural resources and will remain so for the foreseeable future. Management of these natural resources is therefore important and criti ...
... Natural resources constitute the primary source of livelihood for the majority of the Ugandan population. Indeed, the economy of Uganda depends on exploiting of its natural resources and will remain so for the foreseeable future. Management of these natural resources is therefore important and criti ...
unhedgeable risk: how climate change sentiment impacts investment
... average temperatures rise above 3°C (Pachauri et al., 2014). Financial markets, however, could show the impact of risk aggregation much sooner as the effects of climate change will be driven by the projections of likely future impacts, changing regulation, and shifting market sentiment. Therefore, i ...
... average temperatures rise above 3°C (Pachauri et al., 2014). Financial markets, however, could show the impact of risk aggregation much sooner as the effects of climate change will be driven by the projections of likely future impacts, changing regulation, and shifting market sentiment. Therefore, i ...
Climate change implications for New Zealand
... frequency and severity of climate-related hazards; the consequences in terms of exposure of people, infrastructure and ecosystems to those hazards; and their vulnerability to those hazards (i.e. ‘the propensity or predisposition to be adversely affected’) which includes concepts of sensitivity and s ...
... frequency and severity of climate-related hazards; the consequences in terms of exposure of people, infrastructure and ecosystems to those hazards; and their vulnerability to those hazards (i.e. ‘the propensity or predisposition to be adversely affected’) which includes concepts of sensitivity and s ...
Changing Climate, Changing Forests: The Impacts of Climate Change on
... States and five provinces of eastern Canada (Fig. 1). The report traces observed and projected shifts in temperature and precipitation and links them to a web of structural, biogeochemical, and wildlife shifts occurring throughout the region’s forests. Evidence of climate change and its impact on no ...
... States and five provinces of eastern Canada (Fig. 1). The report traces observed and projected shifts in temperature and precipitation and links them to a web of structural, biogeochemical, and wildlife shifts occurring throughout the region’s forests. Evidence of climate change and its impact on no ...
Moral intensity and climate-friendly food choices
... the latest technological innovations may take years, nor is this enough to achieve a necessary mitigation level. Therefore, it is necessary to combine technological improvements with immediate behavioral changes in the patterns of individual food consumption (Garnett, 2007). A number of scholars hav ...
... the latest technological innovations may take years, nor is this enough to achieve a necessary mitigation level. Therefore, it is necessary to combine technological improvements with immediate behavioral changes in the patterns of individual food consumption (Garnett, 2007). A number of scholars hav ...
Lecture 1 CIP Module Montreal Conference Draft
... Scientists use a variety of analytical tools to project climate change far into the future, identify potential impacts to ecosystems and communities, and describe how they may respond. There are three basic steps in the process of generating scientific information about climate change: ...
... Scientists use a variety of analytical tools to project climate change far into the future, identify potential impacts to ecosystems and communities, and describe how they may respond. There are three basic steps in the process of generating scientific information about climate change: ...
Changing climate, changing forests
... States and five provinces of eastern Canada (Fig. 1). The report traces observed and projected shifts in temperature and precipitation and links them to a web of structural, biogeochemical, and wildlife shifts occurring throughout the region’s forests. Evidence of climate change and its impact on no ...
... States and five provinces of eastern Canada (Fig. 1). The report traces observed and projected shifts in temperature and precipitation and links them to a web of structural, biogeochemical, and wildlife shifts occurring throughout the region’s forests. Evidence of climate change and its impact on no ...