Climate change impacts in urban coastal
... effort for at least the past 30 years (e.g. Barth and Titus 1984; Broadus et al. 1986). Initially, research was focused on assessing the impacts and risk of sea level rise. Over time, emphasis has shifted from impact and risk assessment to adaptation, and from sea level rise, to considerations of ho ...
... effort for at least the past 30 years (e.g. Barth and Titus 1984; Broadus et al. 1986). Initially, research was focused on assessing the impacts and risk of sea level rise. Over time, emphasis has shifted from impact and risk assessment to adaptation, and from sea level rise, to considerations of ho ...
Community and ecosystem responses to recent climate change
... concentrated on the effects of climate change on individuals and species, with particular emphasis on the effects on phenology and physiology of organisms as well as changes in the distribution and range shifts of species. However, responses by individual species to climate change are not isolated; ...
... concentrated on the effects of climate change on individuals and species, with particular emphasis on the effects on phenology and physiology of organisms as well as changes in the distribution and range shifts of species. However, responses by individual species to climate change are not isolated; ...
State/Territory Government Department
... approach current understanding of the resilience of Indigenous communities to the effects of climate change is relatively limited anticipated that the study will provide more comprehensive outcomes on the specific impacts currently being experienced and those likely to be experienced in a changi ...
... approach current understanding of the resilience of Indigenous communities to the effects of climate change is relatively limited anticipated that the study will provide more comprehensive outcomes on the specific impacts currently being experienced and those likely to be experienced in a changi ...
Csc_ADS_2011 - University of Minnesota
... • Dipole connections in forecast data provide insights about dipole activity in future. • For e.g. both forecasts for 2080-2100 show continuing dipole activity in the extratropics but decreased activity in the tropics. SOI activity is reduced in GFDL2.1 and activity over Africa is reduced in BCM 2.0 ...
... • Dipole connections in forecast data provide insights about dipole activity in future. • For e.g. both forecasts for 2080-2100 show continuing dipole activity in the extratropics but decreased activity in the tropics. SOI activity is reduced in GFDL2.1 and activity over Africa is reduced in BCM 2.0 ...
High impact, low probability (revised for Climatic Change)
... frequency distributions in box 10.2 (Meehl, Stocker et al. 2007, p798) reveals that, in most if not indeed all cases, they have a positive skew, with a long tail of high estimates. These tails can be attributed to uncertainty about feedbacks, related for example to clouds and water vapour, and about ...
... frequency distributions in box 10.2 (Meehl, Stocker et al. 2007, p798) reveals that, in most if not indeed all cases, they have a positive skew, with a long tail of high estimates. These tails can be attributed to uncertainty about feedbacks, related for example to clouds and water vapour, and about ...
Print - Climate Change Knowledge Portal
... rigorous interacting mathematical descriptions of important physical and chemical processes governing climate, including the role of the atmosphere, land, oceans, and biological processes. Climate projections for Ethiopia and the eastern Sahel are particularly challenging due to the large climate va ...
... rigorous interacting mathematical descriptions of important physical and chemical processes governing climate, including the role of the atmosphere, land, oceans, and biological processes. Climate projections for Ethiopia and the eastern Sahel are particularly challenging due to the large climate va ...
Usable Science? The UK Climate Projections 2009
... undertakers’’ (e.g., utility companies and harbor authorities) to report on the risks and benefits posed by changes in climate and how they plan to adapt to them (Defra 2011a). In addition, the Act requires the Government to undertake a U.K.-wide Climate Change Risk Assessment every five years (the ...
... undertakers’’ (e.g., utility companies and harbor authorities) to report on the risks and benefits posed by changes in climate and how they plan to adapt to them (Defra 2011a). In addition, the Act requires the Government to undertake a U.K.-wide Climate Change Risk Assessment every five years (the ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Tourism in Spain
... number of nights spent by foreign visitors in Europe (Schmidt, 2005). Total revenues from tourism amounted to € 37 billion, or 13% of the national GDP in 2002 (INE, 2006). Furthermore, the sector employs over 2 million people, also around 13% of the national total (INE, 2006). The attractiveness of ...
... number of nights spent by foreign visitors in Europe (Schmidt, 2005). Total revenues from tourism amounted to € 37 billion, or 13% of the national GDP in 2002 (INE, 2006). Furthermore, the sector employs over 2 million people, also around 13% of the national total (INE, 2006). The attractiveness of ...
the calm before the storm
... climate change and will suffer increased crop losses due to weather extremes. Brazil is one of the world’s biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, with most of the country’s CO2e emissions being caused by changes in land use, agriculture and forestry12. Coffee growing itself, involving forest clearanc ...
... climate change and will suffer increased crop losses due to weather extremes. Brazil is one of the world’s biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, with most of the country’s CO2e emissions being caused by changes in land use, agriculture and forestry12. Coffee growing itself, involving forest clearanc ...
Adapting agriculture to climate change
... The context of adaptation policy for agriculture Conflicting policy or policy discontinuity between levels of government and jurisdictions creates challenges for farming. Associated with this, the scale of decision-making may not match the scale of the problem: climate change is a national problem b ...
... The context of adaptation policy for agriculture Conflicting policy or policy discontinuity between levels of government and jurisdictions creates challenges for farming. Associated with this, the scale of decision-making may not match the scale of the problem: climate change is a national problem b ...
The Demographic Implications of Climate Change for Aotearoa New
... 2009; de Souza et al., 2012), and malnutrition associated with changes in agricultural cycles and food insecurity (Battisti and Naylor, 2009). Heat-related mortality has been shown to follow a J-curve (McMichael et al., 1996), with temperatures at both extremes (hot and cold) are associated with inc ...
... 2009; de Souza et al., 2012), and malnutrition associated with changes in agricultural cycles and food insecurity (Battisti and Naylor, 2009). Heat-related mortality has been shown to follow a J-curve (McMichael et al., 1996), with temperatures at both extremes (hot and cold) are associated with inc ...
NG-ACCESS
... necessary to underpin the provision of its meteorological services; (ii) assist CSIRO to provide the best possible science for climate impacts and adaptation research and support its contribution to Fifth Assessment by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC); and (iii) in cooperation with t ...
... necessary to underpin the provision of its meteorological services; (ii) assist CSIRO to provide the best possible science for climate impacts and adaptation research and support its contribution to Fifth Assessment by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC); and (iii) in cooperation with t ...
Climate Change, Yosemite National Park, California
... statistically significant change. Measurements from 1911 to 2015 at the weather station at Hetch Hetchy showed similar trends. Published analyses of field research that includes data from Yosemite N.P. detected changes that have been attributed to human climate change. These impacts include snowpack ...
... statistically significant change. Measurements from 1911 to 2015 at the weather station at Hetch Hetchy showed similar trends. Published analyses of field research that includes data from Yosemite N.P. detected changes that have been attributed to human climate change. These impacts include snowpack ...
Climate Change and Its Impacts - National Center for Policy Analysis
... include many variables (such as temperature and CO2 emissions) and make assumptions about how changes in one variable affect others. The many climate models scientists use to generate climate predictions vary widely in which variables they include and in the assumptions they make about how those var ...
... include many variables (such as temperature and CO2 emissions) and make assumptions about how changes in one variable affect others. The many climate models scientists use to generate climate predictions vary widely in which variables they include and in the assumptions they make about how those var ...
Maldives Climate Change Policy Framework
... build and strengthen our nation’s resilience to combat climate change. However, we cannot do this alone; regional and global cooperation is imperative to put Maldives on a pathway to build a climate resilient economy in order to mitigate and adapt to climate change. The Maldives is of the view that ...
... build and strengthen our nation’s resilience to combat climate change. However, we cannot do this alone; regional and global cooperation is imperative to put Maldives on a pathway to build a climate resilient economy in order to mitigate and adapt to climate change. The Maldives is of the view that ...
Empathy and Climate Change
... some impacts of global warming today, the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predict with strong certainty that the problems will get worse for future generations. Even if we take concerted action immediately, we are already locked into major and damaging climate impacts, even ...
... some impacts of global warming today, the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predict with strong certainty that the problems will get worse for future generations. Even if we take concerted action immediately, we are already locked into major and damaging climate impacts, even ...
An Abrupt Climate Change Scenario and Its
... recent scientific findings suggest that we could be on the cusp of such an event. The future scenario that we have constructed is based on the 8,200 years before present event, which was much warmer and far briefer than the Younger Dryas, but more severe than the Little Ice Age. This scenario makes ...
... recent scientific findings suggest that we could be on the cusp of such an event. The future scenario that we have constructed is based on the 8,200 years before present event, which was much warmer and far briefer than the Younger Dryas, but more severe than the Little Ice Age. This scenario makes ...
Republic Act 9729
... (e) “Climate Variability” refers to the variations in the average state and in other statistics of the climate on all temporal and spatial scales beyond that of individual weather events. (f) “Climate Risk” refers to the product of climate and related hazards working over the vulnerability of human ...
... (e) “Climate Variability” refers to the variations in the average state and in other statistics of the climate on all temporal and spatial scales beyond that of individual weather events. (f) “Climate Risk” refers to the product of climate and related hazards working over the vulnerability of human ...
Into Unknown Territory. The Limits to Adaptation and Reality of Loss
... ecosystems and human life. Yet loss and damage from climate impacts gets far less attention than it deserves from climate negotiators and politicians. ...
... ecosystems and human life. Yet loss and damage from climate impacts gets far less attention than it deserves from climate negotiators and politicians. ...
Climate Deception Dossier #7: Global Climate Coalition Primer on
... Assessment Report, Working Group I stated: .,.the balance of evidence suggests that there is a discemable human influence on global climate. The Global Climate Coalition's Science and Technical Advisory Committee believes that the IPCC statement goes beyond what can be justified by current scientifi ...
... Assessment Report, Working Group I stated: .,.the balance of evidence suggests that there is a discemable human influence on global climate. The Global Climate Coalition's Science and Technical Advisory Committee believes that the IPCC statement goes beyond what can be justified by current scientifi ...
Climate Change and Natural Disasters: Scientific
... As the devastating impact of recent natural disasters such as hurricane Katrina indicates, mankind is vulnerable to extreme weather events even in wealthy nations. Clearly such extreme events have always been part of life; however, with the likelihood of anthropogenic global climate change1 being a ...
... As the devastating impact of recent natural disasters such as hurricane Katrina indicates, mankind is vulnerable to extreme weather events even in wealthy nations. Clearly such extreme events have always been part of life; however, with the likelihood of anthropogenic global climate change1 being a ...
Conclusion: Reconstructing and Modelling Past Oceans 1 A
... Katrin J. Meissner The science of reconstructing past climates has evolved rapidly over the past three decades. Having started as a subdiscipline of geology and geochemistry [Imbrie and Imbrie, 1979], it is today an interdisciplinary research field which unifies a large international scientific comm ...
... Katrin J. Meissner The science of reconstructing past climates has evolved rapidly over the past three decades. Having started as a subdiscipline of geology and geochemistry [Imbrie and Imbrie, 1979], it is today an interdisciplinary research field which unifies a large international scientific comm ...