Attribution of the record high Central England temperature of
... ‘weather@home’ setup (Massey et al 2014) which harnesses volunteers’ computers to generate tens of thousands of simulations. Examples include analyses of heavy snowfall in the Pyrennes (Añel et al 2014) and heavy rainfall in the Danube and Elbe basins (Schaller et al 2014). The model-based component ...
... ‘weather@home’ setup (Massey et al 2014) which harnesses volunteers’ computers to generate tens of thousands of simulations. Examples include analyses of heavy snowfall in the Pyrennes (Añel et al 2014) and heavy rainfall in the Danube and Elbe basins (Schaller et al 2014). The model-based component ...
Roles of religion and ethics in addressing climate
... moral codes and ethics there are many commonalities to be found among the particularities (Fleischacker 1999) and some notable ‘trans-cultural overlapping values’ and principles (UNESCO 1999) that might be understood to constitute a universal — rather than culturally or religiously specific — ethic ...
... moral codes and ethics there are many commonalities to be found among the particularities (Fleischacker 1999) and some notable ‘trans-cultural overlapping values’ and principles (UNESCO 1999) that might be understood to constitute a universal — rather than culturally or religiously specific — ethic ...
Inaugural Lecture
... Typically show average across all model simulations with uncertainties from range Scenarios used to drive models. Selfconsistent atmospheric concentrations of CO2 and other greenhouse gases. Based on different human development paths ...
... Typically show average across all model simulations with uncertainties from range Scenarios used to drive models. Selfconsistent atmospheric concentrations of CO2 and other greenhouse gases. Based on different human development paths ...
China`s Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate Change (White
... — A complex climate and a fragile eco-environment determine that China's task of adapting itself to climate change is arduous. China is characterized by a continental monsoon climate, and most parts of China have a wider range of seasonal temperature change compared with other continental areas at ...
... — A complex climate and a fragile eco-environment determine that China's task of adapting itself to climate change is arduous. China is characterized by a continental monsoon climate, and most parts of China have a wider range of seasonal temperature change compared with other continental areas at ...
LINKS BETWEEN RELIGION, EVOLUTION, AND CLIMATE
... but only before taking other factors into account, such as religion or political ideology. This would mean that there is overlap in the group of evolution skeptics and climate change skeptics but only because those people tend to be, for example, Evangelical Protestants. Yet another possibility is t ...
... but only before taking other factors into account, such as religion or political ideology. This would mean that there is overlap in the group of evolution skeptics and climate change skeptics but only because those people tend to be, for example, Evangelical Protestants. Yet another possibility is t ...
Climate Change Impacts in the United States
... D. Is the globally averaged surface temperature still increasing? Isn’t there recent evidence that it is actually cooling? E. Is it getting warmer at the same rate everywhere? Will the warming continue? F. How long have scientists been investigating human influences on climate? G. How can the ...
... D. Is the globally averaged surface temperature still increasing? Isn’t there recent evidence that it is actually cooling? E. Is it getting warmer at the same rate everywhere? Will the warming continue? F. How long have scientists been investigating human influences on climate? G. How can the ...
1 WEATHER AND CLIMATE SERVICE DELIVERY IN THE LAKE
... The 4 th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC 2007) concluded that the climate trend for Africa is pointing to more intense extreme weather and climate events, such as storms, drought and floods. These extreme weathers even ...
... The 4 th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC 2007) concluded that the climate trend for Africa is pointing to more intense extreme weather and climate events, such as storms, drought and floods. These extreme weathers even ...
Relative importance between biogeochemical and
... For example, positive biogeophysical feedback due to reduced surface albedo from warming-induced snow cover retreat and greener vegetation in growing season has a large potential to amplify regional warming [Chapin et al., 2005; Euskirchen et al., 2007]. Biogeochemical and biogeophysical feedback of ...
... For example, positive biogeophysical feedback due to reduced surface albedo from warming-induced snow cover retreat and greener vegetation in growing season has a large potential to amplify regional warming [Chapin et al., 2005; Euskirchen et al., 2007]. Biogeochemical and biogeophysical feedback of ...
Uncertainties of Climate Observation Data and Simulation Modelling
... An unprecedented increase of interest in the problems of climate observed during the last decades (this refers, in particular, to mass media) has stimulated the working out of both scientific and applied developments, which provided a considerable advance in understanding the causes of present clima ...
... An unprecedented increase of interest in the problems of climate observed during the last decades (this refers, in particular, to mass media) has stimulated the working out of both scientific and applied developments, which provided a considerable advance in understanding the causes of present clima ...
How does climate change cause extinction?
... same search criteria as a recent review [9]), and the evidence linking them to climate change is typically very tenuous (see the electronic supplementary material, table S1). However, there is abundant evidence for local extinctions from contractions at the warm edges of species’ ranges. A pattern o ...
... same search criteria as a recent review [9]), and the evidence linking them to climate change is typically very tenuous (see the electronic supplementary material, table S1). However, there is abundant evidence for local extinctions from contractions at the warm edges of species’ ranges. A pattern o ...
How does climate change cause extinction?
... same search criteria as a recent review [9]), and the evidence linking them to climate change is typically very tenuous (see the electronic supplementary material, table S1). However, there is abundant evidence for local extinctions from contractions at the warm edges of species’ ranges. A pattern o ...
... same search criteria as a recent review [9]), and the evidence linking them to climate change is typically very tenuous (see the electronic supplementary material, table S1). However, there is abundant evidence for local extinctions from contractions at the warm edges of species’ ranges. A pattern o ...
Climate Change Vulnerabilities: Case Studies of the Maldives and
... or their vulnerabilities to climate. Here, “vulnerability is an aggregate measure of underlying conditions,” or further, an “aggregate measure of the underlying factors that influence exposure” (Downing 1992). The nature of vulnerability to climate change varies from state to state, geophysical are ...
... or their vulnerabilities to climate. Here, “vulnerability is an aggregate measure of underlying conditions,” or further, an “aggregate measure of the underlying factors that influence exposure” (Downing 1992). The nature of vulnerability to climate change varies from state to state, geophysical are ...
IPCC reasons for concern regarding climate change risks
... because they are not strongly dependent on future emissions. In addition, on average, the frequency and intensity of heavy precipitation events over land will likely increase over much of the world (Supplementary Section 4.2). A reduction in return period for historical once-in-20-year precipitation ...
... because they are not strongly dependent on future emissions. In addition, on average, the frequency and intensity of heavy precipitation events over land will likely increase over much of the world (Supplementary Section 4.2). A reduction in return period for historical once-in-20-year precipitation ...
Coupled Climate–Economy–Biosphere (CoCEB) model – Part 1
... Global warming is one of the most profound and urgent challenges in environmental research because of its potential impacts on society and the economy (Dong et al., 2013; Chang et al., 2016). The vast evidence for the changes in Earth’s climate being due to a major extent to the anthropogenic increa ...
... Global warming is one of the most profound and urgent challenges in environmental research because of its potential impacts on society and the economy (Dong et al., 2013; Chang et al., 2016). The vast evidence for the changes in Earth’s climate being due to a major extent to the anthropogenic increa ...
Anthropogenic Climate Change in the Playa Lakes Joint Venture
... directionality and trends; climate and habitat (“bio-climate envelopes”) modeling are by no means exact sciences and cannot make up for good monitoring and habitat assessment over time. Only one known study focuses on the Great Plains region, and then only on five endemic species (Peterson 2003). Se ...
... directionality and trends; climate and habitat (“bio-climate envelopes”) modeling are by no means exact sciences and cannot make up for good monitoring and habitat assessment over time. Only one known study focuses on the Great Plains region, and then only on five endemic species (Peterson 2003). Se ...
the Migration as Adaptation briefing.
... Migration has always been intimately linked with traditional coping strategies in the face of environmental crises. Many cases studies bear this out. Although, case studies of the recent past can serve as analogues to adapting in the face of environmental crisis, they cannot accurately predict with ...
... Migration has always been intimately linked with traditional coping strategies in the face of environmental crises. Many cases studies bear this out. Although, case studies of the recent past can serve as analogues to adapting in the face of environmental crisis, they cannot accurately predict with ...
Case Study - Sorsogon City
... Scientific projections from climate models indeed are very useful for the V&AA, however in the absence of such information (as what the city experienced at the start of the assessment process) that specifically focuses on the geographical area of Sorsogon, local observations were very important. Su ...
... Scientific projections from climate models indeed are very useful for the V&AA, however in the absence of such information (as what the city experienced at the start of the assessment process) that specifically focuses on the geographical area of Sorsogon, local observations were very important. Su ...
Revisiting the urban - Durham Research Online
... from common place. Although the rhetoric of sustainable development had taken hold on urban agendas in some cities by the late 1990s, few engaged with the more abstract issue of climate change. With the benefit of hindsight, we can see that the dynamics of the urban response to climate change can be ...
... from common place. Although the rhetoric of sustainable development had taken hold on urban agendas in some cities by the late 1990s, few engaged with the more abstract issue of climate change. With the benefit of hindsight, we can see that the dynamics of the urban response to climate change can be ...
Science and the Public: Debate, Denial, and Skepticism
... Recently, two of us (H.F. and N.J.L.B.) were co-authors of an article (Brown, Sokal, & Friedman, 2013) that received much coverage for its criticism of a long-standing, much-cited finding in the field of positive psychology. Positive psychology studies the strengths that enable individuals to thrive ...
... Recently, two of us (H.F. and N.J.L.B.) were co-authors of an article (Brown, Sokal, & Friedman, 2013) that received much coverage for its criticism of a long-standing, much-cited finding in the field of positive psychology. Positive psychology studies the strengths that enable individuals to thrive ...
Community based adaptation to climate change
... of green- house gas concentrations. This approach also supports adaptation practices that aim to lessen the impacts of increased atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations, for example, through engineering and technological measures including new seed varieties, water management, and early warning sy ...
... of green- house gas concentrations. This approach also supports adaptation practices that aim to lessen the impacts of increased atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations, for example, through engineering and technological measures including new seed varieties, water management, and early warning sy ...
Effects of climate change on European ducks: what do we know and
... earlier ice-break-up, which dictates habitat availability and the start of breeding, as found for two early arriving species, mallard and common goldeneye (e.g. Fredga & Dow 1983, Oja & Pöysä 2007). Positive relationships between warmer and drier springs and duck nest success have also been record ...
... earlier ice-break-up, which dictates habitat availability and the start of breeding, as found for two early arriving species, mallard and common goldeneye (e.g. Fredga & Dow 1983, Oja & Pöysä 2007). Positive relationships between warmer and drier springs and duck nest success have also been record ...
CLIMATE POLICY IN LIGHT OF CLIMATE SCIENCE: THE ICLIPS
... changes are difficult to predict and work into these models. As a result, cost estimates derived from general equilibrium models become increasingly unreliable beyond three or four decades into the future. To provide marginal cost estimates at the century scale, economists have adopted aggregated en ...
... changes are difficult to predict and work into these models. As a result, cost estimates derived from general equilibrium models become increasingly unreliable beyond three or four decades into the future. To provide marginal cost estimates at the century scale, economists have adopted aggregated en ...
Long-term macroinvertebrate responses to climate change
... greater changes in taxonomic composition compared to changes in the biological traits (e.g., life history traits and size) in MCRs. However, there are few studies that explicitly examine the effects of climate change (e.g., temperature increase) on benthic macroinvertebrates in these climatic region ...
... greater changes in taxonomic composition compared to changes in the biological traits (e.g., life history traits and size) in MCRs. However, there are few studies that explicitly examine the effects of climate change (e.g., temperature increase) on benthic macroinvertebrates in these climatic region ...