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... one needs to consider the completeness of that estimate. Damage cost estimates are incomplete. There are reasons to assume that some of the omitted impacts are substantial and negative, but other omitted impacts may be positive. This paper does not argue “we don’t know and therefore …”. Rather, it ...
... one needs to consider the completeness of that estimate. Damage cost estimates are incomplete. There are reasons to assume that some of the omitted impacts are substantial and negative, but other omitted impacts may be positive. This paper does not argue “we don’t know and therefore …”. Rather, it ...
Computational data sciences may offer a path
... Sugiyama et al. 2010; Wehner et al. 2010; Min et al. 2011) have pointed out that the current understanding of precipitation extremes has room for improvement and that the current generation of climate models probably fails to reflect reality. Recent studies (O’Gorman and Schneider 2009; Sugiyama et ...
... Sugiyama et al. 2010; Wehner et al. 2010; Min et al. 2011) have pointed out that the current understanding of precipitation extremes has room for improvement and that the current generation of climate models probably fails to reflect reality. Recent studies (O’Gorman and Schneider 2009; Sugiyama et ...
Buddhist Contributions to Climate Response
... planetary climate, whether driven by greed, fear, or ignorance. In June 2013 I attended one of a series of conferences held at Garrison Institute in New York entitled “Climate, Mind and Behavior.” This institute has taken up the mission of developing climate conversations among soci ...
... planetary climate, whether driven by greed, fear, or ignorance. In June 2013 I attended one of a series of conferences held at Garrison Institute in New York entitled “Climate, Mind and Behavior.” This institute has taken up the mission of developing climate conversations among soci ...
Potential Vegetation and Carbon Redistribution in Northern North
... Abstract: There are strong relationships between climate and ecosystems. With the prospect of anthropogenic forcing accelerating climate change, there is a need to understand how terrestrial vegetation responds to this change as it influences the carbon balance. Previous studies have primarily addre ...
... Abstract: There are strong relationships between climate and ecosystems. With the prospect of anthropogenic forcing accelerating climate change, there is a need to understand how terrestrial vegetation responds to this change as it influences the carbon balance. Previous studies have primarily addre ...
The Adaptation Coalition Toolkit
... non-local sources of information on climate change. The case studies demonstrate that communities with a greater awareness of climate change and its impacts were more likely to plan long-term adaptation strategies than communities with low levels of awareness. The reason is that local people often d ...
... non-local sources of information on climate change. The case studies demonstrate that communities with a greater awareness of climate change and its impacts were more likely to plan long-term adaptation strategies than communities with low levels of awareness. The reason is that local people often d ...
Climate Change Projections for the United States Midwest
... The historical record of climate over the Midwest was combined with GCM projections to place these within the context of regional climate over the last century. We recognize the significant uncertainties inherent to application of GCM data at a regional scale; however, when considered in combination ...
... The historical record of climate over the Midwest was combined with GCM projections to place these within the context of regional climate over the last century. We recognize the significant uncertainties inherent to application of GCM data at a regional scale; however, when considered in combination ...
Climate change implications for the glaciers of the Hindu Kush
... change and variability, the short length of observational mass balance data available and the variation in glaciological conditions. Other non-climatic drivers such as deposition of dust and soot may also play a role, with some evidence that this may already be having an effect on some Tibetan glaci ...
... change and variability, the short length of observational mass balance data available and the variation in glaciological conditions. Other non-climatic drivers such as deposition of dust and soot may also play a role, with some evidence that this may already be having an effect on some Tibetan glaci ...
Mission Report Downscalling - Global Climate Change Alliance
... It is worth noting that orographic features occupy approximately 25% of continental surfaces (Kapos et al., 2000) and, although only about 26% of the world’s population resides within mountains or in the foothills of mountains (Meybeck et al., 2001), mountain-based resources indirectly provide suste ...
... It is worth noting that orographic features occupy approximately 25% of continental surfaces (Kapos et al., 2000) and, although only about 26% of the world’s population resides within mountains or in the foothills of mountains (Meybeck et al., 2001), mountain-based resources indirectly provide suste ...
A fair climate deal in Paris means adequate finance to deliver INDCs
... about exactly how much money they will provide from domestic budgets and how much they will need to raise from international donors. Some countries, including Ethiopia, do not specify where funds will come from but report an exceptionally high financial need (US$150 billion total) to implement their ...
... about exactly how much money they will provide from domestic budgets and how much they will need to raise from international donors. Some countries, including Ethiopia, do not specify where funds will come from but report an exceptionally high financial need (US$150 billion total) to implement their ...
Bronze Age Review - ePrints Soton
... For the first volume of the Bronze Age Review, the editor invited senior scholars to draw on their experience and expertise and write on what they would like to see happening in Bronze Age research in Britain in the future. They were asked to look as broadly as they can and explore issues and areas ...
... For the first volume of the Bronze Age Review, the editor invited senior scholars to draw on their experience and expertise and write on what they would like to see happening in Bronze Age research in Britain in the future. They were asked to look as broadly as they can and explore issues and areas ...
Climate Change - Ku-ring-gai Council
... This paper aims to stimulate debate regarding whether Council should concentrate efforts on climate change mitigation, adaptation or a combination of the two. ...
... This paper aims to stimulate debate regarding whether Council should concentrate efforts on climate change mitigation, adaptation or a combination of the two. ...
Provide an initial estimate of the uncertainty in UK predicted climate
... To aid examination of the scale-dependency of these uncertainties, Table 2 shows the ratios of the SDs in Figure 4 versus those for the UK average data in Figures 1 and 2. Note that because of the small size of both data samples, these ratios must again be regarded as broadly descriptive rather than ...
... To aid examination of the scale-dependency of these uncertainties, Table 2 shows the ratios of the SDs in Figure 4 versus those for the UK average data in Figures 1 and 2. Note that because of the small size of both data samples, these ratios must again be regarded as broadly descriptive rather than ...
Shaping National Climate Change Legislation in Uganda, May 2015
... change has to be considered a national priority even before it becomes one at local government level. The top-down and conditional nature of funding from central government leaves local governments with few options for addressing local needs outside centrally designated priorities. This puts climate ...
... change has to be considered a national priority even before it becomes one at local government level. The top-down and conditional nature of funding from central government leaves local governments with few options for addressing local needs outside centrally designated priorities. This puts climate ...
Deepening the Food Crisis? A summary of the Study `Climate
... In summarizing the Africa-related conclusions of the FAR, it becomes obvious that climate change has the potential to compromise the ability of many African societies to achieve the different MDGs and to improve food security. The IPCC expects that the area suitable for agriculture and the length of ...
... In summarizing the Africa-related conclusions of the FAR, it becomes obvious that climate change has the potential to compromise the ability of many African societies to achieve the different MDGs and to improve food security. The IPCC expects that the area suitable for agriculture and the length of ...
Conflict over Climate Change Politics - GUPEA
... political question of climate change. Instead, the politics of climate change is produced along with a practice of linking economical activities or different societal domains to the issue. This process of expanding politics into the field of climate change is a discursive practice. Such political pr ...
... political question of climate change. Instead, the politics of climate change is produced along with a practice of linking economical activities or different societal domains to the issue. This process of expanding politics into the field of climate change is a discursive practice. Such political pr ...
Personal Efficacy, the Information Environment
... like stem-cell research, where scientists will line up on opposing sides to debate the scientific merits of differing positions. In fact, Bord, O’Connor, and Fisher (2000, p. 215) report that “[a]ccurate knowledge of global warming is the strongest single predictor of behavioral intentions . . .”.(5 ...
... like stem-cell research, where scientists will line up on opposing sides to debate the scientific merits of differing positions. In fact, Bord, O’Connor, and Fisher (2000, p. 215) report that “[a]ccurate knowledge of global warming is the strongest single predictor of behavioral intentions . . .”.(5 ...
Climate Change Risks and Supply Chain Responsibility
... The three case studies clearly show how weather events are affecting producers: increasing their costs; threatening the quantity and quality of production; and making decisions about planting and harvesting increasingly difficult. In Colombia, one of the world’s biggest coffeegrowing countries, one- ...
... The three case studies clearly show how weather events are affecting producers: increasing their costs; threatening the quantity and quality of production; and making decisions about planting and harvesting increasingly difficult. In Colombia, one of the world’s biggest coffeegrowing countries, one- ...
Global Climate Risk Index 2015
... the relative indicators (see chapter “Methodological Remarks” for further details on the calculation). The countries ranking highest are the ones most impacted and should see the CRI as a warning sign that they are at risk for either frequent events or rare, but extraordinary catastrophes. The Clima ...
... the relative indicators (see chapter “Methodological Remarks” for further details on the calculation). The countries ranking highest are the ones most impacted and should see the CRI as a warning sign that they are at risk for either frequent events or rare, but extraordinary catastrophes. The Clima ...
Global Warming and Climate Change - Have You Been Presented The Full Story?
... Hourly data from automated weather stations at Fort Collins and DIA are used to pick and calculate the highest air temperature and effective temperature for each day in July 2005. The average high air temperature is higher at DIA, while the average high effective temperature is higher at Fort Colli ...
... Hourly data from automated weather stations at Fort Collins and DIA are used to pick and calculate the highest air temperature and effective temperature for each day in July 2005. The average high air temperature is higher at DIA, while the average high effective temperature is higher at Fort Colli ...
Climate change impacts on coastal fisheries and
... Feng 2013). This type of short-term extreme can have devastating long-term impacts, as species respond to breaching of resilience thresholds (e.g. corals in Ainsworth et al. (2016)). A similar, but perhaps more destructive, marine heatwave (consecutive months of record high temperatures) is currentl ...
... Feng 2013). This type of short-term extreme can have devastating long-term impacts, as species respond to breaching of resilience thresholds (e.g. corals in Ainsworth et al. (2016)). A similar, but perhaps more destructive, marine heatwave (consecutive months of record high temperatures) is currentl ...
General Climate Impacts
... radiation is projected to remain relatively constant. Relative humidity is projected to increase on average, but with a spatially varied pattern over Tasmania. The increasing temperature over the 21st century is the dominant driver of a significant increase in pan evaporation of up to 19%; this is l ...
... radiation is projected to remain relatively constant. Relative humidity is projected to increase on average, but with a spatially varied pattern over Tasmania. The increasing temperature over the 21st century is the dominant driver of a significant increase in pan evaporation of up to 19%; this is l ...
James Hurrell*1, Gerald A. Meehl1, David Bader2
... understanding and predicting warm season precipitation and temperature anomalies along with other aspects of the land surface, but are difficult to quantify. Any information on systematic changes to the atmosphere (especially its composition and influences from volcanic eruptions) as well as externa ...
... understanding and predicting warm season precipitation and temperature anomalies along with other aspects of the land surface, but are difficult to quantify. Any information on systematic changes to the atmosphere (especially its composition and influences from volcanic eruptions) as well as externa ...
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... Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. ...
... Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. ...
On Applying the Test of a False Prophet to the
... I do recognize, however, that this passage does not concern itself with whether or not the words spoken by these prophets are words which YHWH placed in their mouth. It is possible, given that the words of these prophets function as a divine test of loyalty (verse 3 [MT 4]), that their message origi ...
... I do recognize, however, that this passage does not concern itself with whether or not the words spoken by these prophets are words which YHWH placed in their mouth. It is possible, given that the words of these prophets function as a divine test of loyalty (verse 3 [MT 4]), that their message origi ...