SDSM-a decision support tool for the assessment of regional
... gamma distribution; temperature and radiation components using first-order trivariate autoregression that is conditional on precipitation occurrence (see the review of Wilks and Wilby, 1999). Climate change scenarios are generated stochastically using revised parameter sets scaled in direct proporti ...
... gamma distribution; temperature and radiation components using first-order trivariate autoregression that is conditional on precipitation occurrence (see the review of Wilks and Wilby, 1999). Climate change scenarios are generated stochastically using revised parameter sets scaled in direct proporti ...
Four Case Studies in the United States
... loss of wetlands, higher risk to human life and property from stronger storms and hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic, more potential for hypoxia in the Chesapeake Bay and other coastal waters, more frequent and more intense heatwaves with greater risks to human health, and more freque ...
... loss of wetlands, higher risk to human life and property from stronger storms and hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic, more potential for hypoxia in the Chesapeake Bay and other coastal waters, more frequent and more intense heatwaves with greater risks to human health, and more freque ...
S08-2 Mistimed reproduction due to global climate change
... caterpillars on oak (Quercus robur) trees. We have measured caterpillar biomass there from 1985 onwards, and can thus compare changes in the date of maximum food abundance for great tits with changes in laying date. There has been a significant advance in the date of maximum biomass, but great tits ...
... caterpillars on oak (Quercus robur) trees. We have measured caterpillar biomass there from 1985 onwards, and can thus compare changes in the date of maximum food abundance for great tits with changes in laying date. There has been a significant advance in the date of maximum biomass, but great tits ...
The psychology of climate change communication - UvA-DARE
... could do to help mitigate global climate change, but are not. Why not? Somehow, and despite a lot of media attention following the release of An Inconvenient Truth, messages about climate change and what people need to do to help prevent it seem to have fallen on deaf ears. There are many theories a ...
... could do to help mitigate global climate change, but are not. Why not? Somehow, and despite a lot of media attention following the release of An Inconvenient Truth, messages about climate change and what people need to do to help prevent it seem to have fallen on deaf ears. There are many theories a ...
consequences
... The nexus of environment, climate change and migration is becoming an increasingly important issue as climate change is generally understood as the potential cause of mass migration especially from the areas where low-income and resource –dependent communities live in environments that are already e ...
... The nexus of environment, climate change and migration is becoming an increasingly important issue as climate change is generally understood as the potential cause of mass migration especially from the areas where low-income and resource –dependent communities live in environments that are already e ...
The Denial of Global Warming
... fuel would probably go up, and so usage would go down. The slowing rate of fossil fuel use “will make adaptation to climate change easier and may permit more absorption of carbon into non-atmospheric sinks. It will also permit conversion to alternative energy sources at a lower cumulative carbon dio ...
... fuel would probably go up, and so usage would go down. The slowing rate of fossil fuel use “will make adaptation to climate change easier and may permit more absorption of carbon into non-atmospheric sinks. It will also permit conversion to alternative energy sources at a lower cumulative carbon dio ...
The Rockefeller Way - Energy and Environmental Legal Institute
... the very fossil fuel industry that made John D. Rockefeller America’s first billionaire shows that the Rockefellers are not political ideologues. Instead, they are mere opportunists who support political agendas convenient to enhancing their leverage in the global arena. Through the Rockefellers’ we ...
... the very fossil fuel industry that made John D. Rockefeller America’s first billionaire shows that the Rockefellers are not political ideologues. Instead, they are mere opportunists who support political agendas convenient to enhancing their leverage in the global arena. Through the Rockefellers’ we ...
SEA LEVEL RISE IN THE CARIBBEAN
... to the ensemble mean over much of the CARICOM area, although it does not return to current levels over most areas that would have experienced drying; however under Scenario A2 drying continues; lack of data prevented an equivalent analysis for the B1 Scenario • However, maximum and minimum rainfall ...
... to the ensemble mean over much of the CARICOM area, although it does not return to current levels over most areas that would have experienced drying; however under Scenario A2 drying continues; lack of data prevented an equivalent analysis for the B1 Scenario • However, maximum and minimum rainfall ...
Impact of Climate Change on Indian Agriculture: A Review
... trend during the 20th century over India. In recent years, with the growing recognition of the possibility of global climate change, an increasing emphasis on world food security in general and its regional impacts in particular have come to forefront of the scientific community. Crop growth, develo ...
... trend during the 20th century over India. In recent years, with the growing recognition of the possibility of global climate change, an increasing emphasis on world food security in general and its regional impacts in particular have come to forefront of the scientific community. Crop growth, develo ...
hhidalgo_4th_symp
... Detection of climate change is the process of identifying if an observed change is significantly different from what would be expected from natural internal climate variability (Hegerl et al. 2006). Attribution of anthropogenic climate change is the process of identifying if the observed change is: ...
... Detection of climate change is the process of identifying if an observed change is significantly different from what would be expected from natural internal climate variability (Hegerl et al. 2006). Attribution of anthropogenic climate change is the process of identifying if the observed change is: ...
Americans` Knowledge of Climate Change
... percent an F, indicating that relatively few Americans have an in-depth understanding of climate change. This “grade”, however, should be interpreted with caution. Some questions clearly were harder to answer than others. Likewise, other researchers might have chosen to assess different types of cli ...
... percent an F, indicating that relatively few Americans have an in-depth understanding of climate change. This “grade”, however, should be interpreted with caution. Some questions clearly were harder to answer than others. Likewise, other researchers might have chosen to assess different types of cli ...
Climate change, migration and critical
... exposed to the possibility of displacement by sea level rise. To put such estimates into context, UNHCR (2009b) reported that there were 15.2 million refugees worldwide, and another 25 million involuntarily displaced within their own borders at the end of 2008 (the last year for which figures were r ...
... exposed to the possibility of displacement by sea level rise. To put such estimates into context, UNHCR (2009b) reported that there were 15.2 million refugees worldwide, and another 25 million involuntarily displaced within their own borders at the end of 2008 (the last year for which figures were r ...
North Atlantic storminess and Atlantic Meridional Overturning
... from climate model simulations of the last Millennium. While an increase in storm frequency implicates positive NAO, increased intensity would be consistent with negative NAO during the LIA. Such an increase in cyclone intensity could have resulted from the steepening of the meridional temperature g ...
... from climate model simulations of the last Millennium. While an increase in storm frequency implicates positive NAO, increased intensity would be consistent with negative NAO during the LIA. Such an increase in cyclone intensity could have resulted from the steepening of the meridional temperature g ...
Climate change, wine, and conservation
... will also show a decrease in available water discharge ranging between 20% and 30% by 2050 (30, 31). The increasing demand on water resources will place Chile’s freshwater ecosystems at risk. Western North America has the greatest area of increasing ecological footprint, especially in the Rocky Moun ...
... will also show a decrease in available water discharge ranging between 20% and 30% by 2050 (30, 31). The increasing demand on water resources will place Chile’s freshwater ecosystems at risk. Western North America has the greatest area of increasing ecological footprint, especially in the Rocky Moun ...
SEEKING CLIMATE JUSTICE: A CRITICAL RESPONSE TO SINGER
... discuss pluralistic approach for climate justice, where distributive procedure and procedural procedure take place. Distributive justice focuses on an even distribution of the burdens and benefits of climate change, and procedural justice focuses on resolving disagreements to take climate policy. Pr ...
... discuss pluralistic approach for climate justice, where distributive procedure and procedural procedure take place. Distributive justice focuses on an even distribution of the burdens and benefits of climate change, and procedural justice focuses on resolving disagreements to take climate policy. Pr ...
Climate Change: Current Issues and Policy Tools
... vulnerable. Adaptations can moderate the impacts and expand opportunities, but at a cost. Besides the overall costs of climate change, key concerns include the distributional effects within and across generations, how to value ecological impacts, and the potential for abrupt and irreversible changes ...
... vulnerable. Adaptations can moderate the impacts and expand opportunities, but at a cost. Besides the overall costs of climate change, key concerns include the distributional effects within and across generations, how to value ecological impacts, and the potential for abrupt and irreversible changes ...
Extreme Weather Report 2012
... has been in the works for years as global average temperatures have stalled by up to 16 years. First there was a transition from “global warming” to “climate change” and now to “global climate disruption.” Some have suggested “global weirding” others have suggested a “new normal.” At the opening of ...
... has been in the works for years as global average temperatures have stalled by up to 16 years. First there was a transition from “global warming” to “climate change” and now to “global climate disruption.” Some have suggested “global weirding” others have suggested a “new normal.” At the opening of ...
Deep uncertainty in long-term hurricane risk: Scenario generation and implications for future climate experiments (opens in new window)
... structure more broadly) and the parameterization of processes in global climate models; referred to structural and parameter uncertainty, respectively (McAvaney et al., 2001; Randall et al., 2007). The third stage (III) is the uncertainty in the link between the ocean basin-scale environment and bas ...
... structure more broadly) and the parameterization of processes in global climate models; referred to structural and parameter uncertainty, respectively (McAvaney et al., 2001; Randall et al., 2007). The third stage (III) is the uncertainty in the link between the ocean basin-scale environment and bas ...
Lost in the problem: the role of boundary organisations in the
... work: they indicate that scientists and policymakers in their coordination efforts have ignored relevant demarcation issues. The evidence of dual participation, dual accountability and use of boundary objects can also be used to assess conditions under which creating credible, legitimate and salient ...
... work: they indicate that scientists and policymakers in their coordination efforts have ignored relevant demarcation issues. The evidence of dual participation, dual accountability and use of boundary objects can also be used to assess conditions under which creating credible, legitimate and salient ...
Annex II Risk profile outline
... assessments on climate change effects on POPs was based on comprehensive evaluation of scientific results presented in peer-reviewed literature. The review was prepared by selected distinguished international experts with extensive experience in environmental assessments and ongoing scientific resea ...
... assessments on climate change effects on POPs was based on comprehensive evaluation of scientific results presented in peer-reviewed literature. The review was prepared by selected distinguished international experts with extensive experience in environmental assessments and ongoing scientific resea ...
Integrated Climate Change Strategies for
... various sectors of the regional economy, which could be further incorporated into socio-economic development programmes. The project also aims to bring key issues to the attention of decision-makers, business, and the general public in the Russian Arctic and in the country as a whole. Project implem ...
... various sectors of the regional economy, which could be further incorporated into socio-economic development programmes. The project also aims to bring key issues to the attention of decision-makers, business, and the general public in the Russian Arctic and in the country as a whole. Project implem ...
Adapting for climate change - City of Sydney
... been experienced and those projected in the near-, mid and long-term future. We then need to understand what this means for the city and what are the likely impacts from these changes. This knowledge can help us to reduce the risks we face over time we can continue to provide quality services and fa ...
... been experienced and those projected in the near-, mid and long-term future. We then need to understand what this means for the city and what are the likely impacts from these changes. This knowledge can help us to reduce the risks we face over time we can continue to provide quality services and fa ...
Investigation - Earthjustice
... House suppressed dissemination of scientific views that could conflict with Administration policies. The White House also edited congressional testimony regarding the science of climate change. Former CEQ Chief of Staff Philip Cooney told the Committee: “Our communications people would render a view ...
... House suppressed dissemination of scientific views that could conflict with Administration policies. The White House also edited congressional testimony regarding the science of climate change. Former CEQ Chief of Staff Philip Cooney told the Committee: “Our communications people would render a view ...
National Capacity Self-Assessment
... funds of US $100,000 were obtained for maintaining and enhancing the capacity to prepare future National Communications. The project is being implemented by the Meteorological Service over twelve months and the main activities are: ...
... funds of US $100,000 were obtained for maintaining and enhancing the capacity to prepare future National Communications. The project is being implemented by the Meteorological Service over twelve months and the main activities are: ...
Dynamic and thermodynamic changes in mean and extreme
... extreme precipitation events (P99) in wet seasons and seldom occur in dry seasons. That is, for an extremely strong upward motion, the annual Pw approximately represents that of the wet seasons alone. [17] The present analysis relies on the modeled Pw and PDF of w. At present, there seems to be no ...
... extreme precipitation events (P99) in wet seasons and seldom occur in dry seasons. That is, for an extremely strong upward motion, the annual Pw approximately represents that of the wet seasons alone. [17] The present analysis relies on the modeled Pw and PDF of w. At present, there seems to be no ...