fellmann
... climatic variations, but also the degree and duration of these variations (Adger, 2006). For vulnerability assessments the climatic variations can be aggregated as climate variability or specific changes in the climate system (e.g. temperature increases, variability and change in rainfall, etc.). I ...
... climatic variations, but also the degree and duration of these variations (Adger, 2006). For vulnerability assessments the climatic variations can be aggregated as climate variability or specific changes in the climate system (e.g. temperature increases, variability and change in rainfall, etc.). I ...
COLIN POLSKY - Florida Center for Environmental Studies
... lawn landscapes: A fine-resolution spatial statistical analysis in suburban Boston, Massachusetts, USA.” Landscape and Urban Planning 111:25-33. DOI:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2012.12.006. Runfola, D., C. Polsky, C. Nicolson, N. M. Giner, R. G. Pontius, and A. Decatur, 2013. “A growing concern? Examining ...
... lawn landscapes: A fine-resolution spatial statistical analysis in suburban Boston, Massachusetts, USA.” Landscape and Urban Planning 111:25-33. DOI:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2012.12.006. Runfola, D., C. Polsky, C. Nicolson, N. M. Giner, R. G. Pontius, and A. Decatur, 2013. “A growing concern? Examining ...
In Search of Shelter - Center for International Earth Science
... fail to invest now in disaster risk reduction and where the official response to disasters is limited. • Seasonal migration already plays an important part in many families’ struggle to deal with environmental change. This is likely to become even more common, as is the practice of migrating from p ...
... fail to invest now in disaster risk reduction and where the official response to disasters is limited. • Seasonal migration already plays an important part in many families’ struggle to deal with environmental change. This is likely to become even more common, as is the practice of migrating from p ...
Adapting to Climate Change in Tasmania
... adaptation actions can lead to high benefit to cost ratios and/or be implemented at low cost. For example, behavioural adaptations such as using water more efficiently can be implemented at low cost, but can have a high benefit in areas with low water supply issues. In contrast, there are also many ...
... adaptation actions can lead to high benefit to cost ratios and/or be implemented at low cost. For example, behavioural adaptations such as using water more efficiently can be implemented at low cost, but can have a high benefit in areas with low water supply issues. In contrast, there are also many ...
ACT Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
... increases in global average temperatures to well below 2˚C above pre-industrial levels. The primary focus of AP2 is on climate change mitigation through legislated targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by improving energy efficiency and increasing renewable energy generation. However ...
... increases in global average temperatures to well below 2˚C above pre-industrial levels. The primary focus of AP2 is on climate change mitigation through legislated targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by improving energy efficiency and increasing renewable energy generation. However ...
how does the theologizing of physics contribute to - Philsci
... science to address the sorts of questions—such as what causes global warming and what will happen if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated—that are relevant to climate policy. Given their central role, it is no surprise that the legitimacy of using global climate models for predictions of the s ...
... science to address the sorts of questions—such as what causes global warming and what will happen if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated—that are relevant to climate policy. Given their central role, it is no surprise that the legitimacy of using global climate models for predictions of the s ...
Detectability of Anthropogenic Changes in Annual Temperature and
... reanalysis data are generally considered not to be reliable enough for the study of long-term trends (e.g., Chelliah and Ropelewski 2000). Datasets that blend satellite and surface data are becoming available for averages of a few days, such as pentads (e.g., Xie et al. 2003), but they remain the su ...
... reanalysis data are generally considered not to be reliable enough for the study of long-term trends (e.g., Chelliah and Ropelewski 2000). Datasets that blend satellite and surface data are becoming available for averages of a few days, such as pentads (e.g., Xie et al. 2003), but they remain the su ...
ACT Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
... increases in global average temperatures to well below 2˚C above pre-industrial levels. The primary focus of AP2 is on climate change mitigation through legislated targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by improving energy efficiency and increasing renewable energy generation. However ...
... increases in global average temperatures to well below 2˚C above pre-industrial levels. The primary focus of AP2 is on climate change mitigation through legislated targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by improving energy efficiency and increasing renewable energy generation. However ...
Independent review of the Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008
... This discussion paper has been prepared to inform the second independent review of the Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008 (‘the Act’). The purpose of the Act is to help Tasmania address the challenges of climate change and contribute to the broader national and international response to those ch ...
... This discussion paper has been prepared to inform the second independent review of the Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008 (‘the Act’). The purpose of the Act is to help Tasmania address the challenges of climate change and contribute to the broader national and international response to those ch ...
Hydrological Climate Change Impact Assessment at Small and
... following, jointly termed tailoring of climate model data) were developed and these efforts have gradually expanded into a research field of their own; currently a large variety of approaches and techniques is available (e.g., [6–11]). Most hydrological CC impact modelling has focused on medium-size ...
... following, jointly termed tailoring of climate model data) were developed and these efforts have gradually expanded into a research field of their own; currently a large variety of approaches and techniques is available (e.g., [6–11]). Most hydrological CC impact modelling has focused on medium-size ...
Initial NationalCommunication St. Kitts-Nevis
... is geologically young, having begun to form probably less than 50 million years ago, during the Miocene era. Volcanic activity occurred along the ridges of this arc during the ...
... is geologically young, having begun to form probably less than 50 million years ago, during the Miocene era. Volcanic activity occurred along the ridges of this arc during the ...
Coastal Zones and Urbanization
... The world map shows us that most major cities are located by water, and many in ocean coastal zones. Coastal zones have historically been a natural place for human settlements as they typically offer ready access to water and fertile soil. Coastal zones have never ceased to attract people, and urban ...
... The world map shows us that most major cities are located by water, and many in ocean coastal zones. Coastal zones have historically been a natural place for human settlements as they typically offer ready access to water and fertile soil. Coastal zones have never ceased to attract people, and urban ...
working group on adaptation and climate resilience final report
... conservation decisions, promoting integrated planning, and taking targeted action to improve the health and well-being of Canadians in the face of climate change • Supporting particularly vulnerable regions, specifically Canada’s coasts and the North, by understanding changes in these environments ...
... conservation decisions, promoting integrated planning, and taking targeted action to improve the health and well-being of Canadians in the face of climate change • Supporting particularly vulnerable regions, specifically Canada’s coasts and the North, by understanding changes in these environments ...
Intermodel variability of the poleward shift of the austral jet stream in
... negative correlation between position and shift in all seasons suggests that the equatorward bias in the climatology increases the sensitivity to climate forcing throughout the year. The correlation, however, effectively disappears in austral summer. The breakdown of the relationship in summer is li ...
... negative correlation between position and shift in all seasons suggests that the equatorward bias in the climatology increases the sensitivity to climate forcing throughout the year. The correlation, however, effectively disappears in austral summer. The breakdown of the relationship in summer is li ...
NPS Central AK report - Scenarios Network for Alaska + Arctic
... stakeholders; adjust harvest regulations and seasons; increase development of alternative energy sources in response to high fuel costs; and increase interpretation and education efforts with respect to the changing landscape. In addition, better baseline data are needed on variables such as river f ...
... stakeholders; adjust harvest regulations and seasons; increase development of alternative energy sources in response to high fuel costs; and increase interpretation and education efforts with respect to the changing landscape. In addition, better baseline data are needed on variables such as river f ...
Rapid climate change and no-analog vegetation in lowland Central
... forest responses to ongoing warming will rely on evaluating the influences of both abrupt and long-term climate changes on past ecosystems. A sedimentary sequence recovered from Lake Petén-Itzá, Guatemalan lowlands, provided a natural archive of environmental history. Pollen and charcoal analyses wer ...
... forest responses to ongoing warming will rely on evaluating the influences of both abrupt and long-term climate changes on past ecosystems. A sedimentary sequence recovered from Lake Petén-Itzá, Guatemalan lowlands, provided a natural archive of environmental history. Pollen and charcoal analyses wer ...
Climate Systems Regional Report: Southern Africa
... Southern Africa's continental climate is generally hot and rainy in summer with cold and dry winters. This largely results from the atmospheric systems that dominate the regional climate; namely an anticyclonic high pressure system over the continent during winter and an intermittent thermal trough ...
... Southern Africa's continental climate is generally hot and rainy in summer with cold and dry winters. This largely results from the atmospheric systems that dominate the regional climate; namely an anticyclonic high pressure system over the continent during winter and an intermittent thermal trough ...
Climate Change and the Urban Environment
... population living in urban areas. While there have been a range of studies on the impacts of climate change in Australia, the amount of work on the impact on the urban environment has been limited. We need not only to identify the impacts of climate change but also to develop strategies to manage th ...
... population living in urban areas. While there have been a range of studies on the impacts of climate change in Australia, the amount of work on the impact on the urban environment has been limited. We need not only to identify the impacts of climate change but also to develop strategies to manage th ...
II. Biodiversity and Climate Change Mitigation
... resilience than primary forests. Plantation forests may store and sequester considerable amounts of carbon but are not as beneficial for biodiversity conservation as natural forests. Among plantations types, those which comprise diverse mixtures of native species have potential for a higher biodiver ...
... resilience than primary forests. Plantation forests may store and sequester considerable amounts of carbon but are not as beneficial for biodiversity conservation as natural forests. Among plantations types, those which comprise diverse mixtures of native species have potential for a higher biodiver ...
Impact of bark beetle (Ips typographus L.) disturbance on timber
... agent in a static approach (e.g., Peltola et al., 1999; Gardiner and Quine, 2000; Gardiner et al., 2000; Gan, 2004; Achim et al., 2005; Netherer and Nopp-Mayr, 2005; Olofsson and Blennow, 2005), fewer examples exist (e.g., Lexer and Hönninger, 1998; Kurz et al., 2000; Mailly et al., 2000; Keane et ...
... agent in a static approach (e.g., Peltola et al., 1999; Gardiner and Quine, 2000; Gardiner et al., 2000; Gan, 2004; Achim et al., 2005; Netherer and Nopp-Mayr, 2005; Olofsson and Blennow, 2005), fewer examples exist (e.g., Lexer and Hönninger, 1998; Kurz et al., 2000; Mailly et al., 2000; Keane et ...
How are salmon changing in response to climate change?
... What does the best dataset in Alaska say about salmon response to climate change? Is salmon run timing changing with warming? Yes – most juveniles and adults emigrating and immigrating earlier. What are the effects on salmon availability? Smaller window in which ecosystem service available for harv ...
... What does the best dataset in Alaska say about salmon response to climate change? Is salmon run timing changing with warming? Yes – most juveniles and adults emigrating and immigrating earlier. What are the effects on salmon availability? Smaller window in which ecosystem service available for harv ...
Detection and Attribution of Temperature Changes in the
... (2005), and Knowles et al. (2006) found that some portion of the changes in snowpack, streamflow timing, and snow/rain partitioning could be explained by fluctuations in the PDO. ENSO events influence predominantly the interannual variability of western U.S. temperatures, extreme precipitation (Caya ...
... (2005), and Knowles et al. (2006) found that some portion of the changes in snowpack, streamflow timing, and snow/rain partitioning could be explained by fluctuations in the PDO. ENSO events influence predominantly the interannual variability of western U.S. temperatures, extreme precipitation (Caya ...
Cities and climate change - Urban Climate Change Research Network
... countries. The analysis also includes recent material on adaptation and cities in developing or industrializing countries. The review categorizes five barriers to formulating more targeted policies for local climate governance. 1. Costs of climate policies Costs are a crucial factor in explaining th ...
... countries. The analysis also includes recent material on adaptation and cities in developing or industrializing countries. The review categorizes five barriers to formulating more targeted policies for local climate governance. 1. Costs of climate policies Costs are a crucial factor in explaining th ...