An Eco-Feminist Perspective on the Climate Change Regime
... The need for equity and fairness is a recurring theme in the climate regime. Article 3.1 of the UNFCCC begins with the temporal principle of generational equity. It states that: “The Parties should protect the climate system for the benefit of present and future generations of humankind, on the bas ...
... The need for equity and fairness is a recurring theme in the climate regime. Article 3.1 of the UNFCCC begins with the temporal principle of generational equity. It states that: “The Parties should protect the climate system for the benefit of present and future generations of humankind, on the bas ...
Climate variability and change: a perspective from the oceania region
... a role in the local structures. The better climate models forced by increasing greenhouse gases reproduce similar changes in the flow and temperature structure during the 20th century and in projections into the 21st century. Rotstayn et al. [21] show that anthropogenic aerosols may have “masked” gr ...
... a role in the local structures. The better climate models forced by increasing greenhouse gases reproduce similar changes in the flow and temperature structure during the 20th century and in projections into the 21st century. Rotstayn et al. [21] show that anthropogenic aerosols may have “masked” gr ...
Atmospheric circulation as a source of uncertainty in climate change
... of the changes, both scientific and public attention is rapidly shifting from the detection and attribution of global climate change — by all measures a settled scientific question — to the quantification and prediction of its manifestations at the regional scale, together with an increasing demand ...
... of the changes, both scientific and public attention is rapidly shifting from the detection and attribution of global climate change — by all measures a settled scientific question — to the quantification and prediction of its manifestations at the regional scale, together with an increasing demand ...
Climate variability and malaria epidemics in the highlands of East
... Malaria epidemics in the highlands of East Africa garner significant research attention, due, in part, to their proposed sensitivity to climate change. In a recent article, Zhou et al. claim that increases in climate variance, rather than simple increases in climate mean values, have had an importan ...
... Malaria epidemics in the highlands of East Africa garner significant research attention, due, in part, to their proposed sensitivity to climate change. In a recent article, Zhou et al. claim that increases in climate variance, rather than simple increases in climate mean values, have had an importan ...
NONLINEARITIES, FEEDBACKS AND CRITICAL THRESHOLDS WITHIN THE EARTH’S CLIMATE SYSTEM
... In the climate system, abrupt climate change is a likely example of unpredictable emergent behavior. In fact, observations indicate that the climate system is, and has been for millions of years, riddled with episodes of abrupt change, ranging form large, sudden global warming episodes (e.g., the en ...
... In the climate system, abrupt climate change is a likely example of unpredictable emergent behavior. In fact, observations indicate that the climate system is, and has been for millions of years, riddled with episodes of abrupt change, ranging form large, sudden global warming episodes (e.g., the en ...
NONLINEARITIES, FEEDBACKS AND CRITICAL THRESHOLDS
... In the climate system, abrupt climate change is a likely example of unpredictable emergent behavior. In fact, observations indicate that the climate system is, and has been for millions of years, riddled with episodes of abrupt change, ranging form large, sudden global warming episodes (e.g., the en ...
... In the climate system, abrupt climate change is a likely example of unpredictable emergent behavior. In fact, observations indicate that the climate system is, and has been for millions of years, riddled with episodes of abrupt change, ranging form large, sudden global warming episodes (e.g., the en ...
UK Climate Projections: Briefing report
... That the world’s climate is changing is irrefutable. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated in its most recent Assessment Report that it is very likely that the changes we have seen and measured are the result of anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. While there may be some oppo ...
... That the world’s climate is changing is irrefutable. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated in its most recent Assessment Report that it is very likely that the changes we have seen and measured are the result of anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. While there may be some oppo ...
Integrating Indigenous Knowledge Systems into Climate Change
... resources, oceanic circulations and others are generally understood in climate change science there is limited research and integration on how some of these would impact on the socioeconomic development of a country like Zimbabwe. This paper explores the possibility of integrating IKS into interpret ...
... resources, oceanic circulations and others are generally understood in climate change science there is limited research and integration on how some of these would impact on the socioeconomic development of a country like Zimbabwe. This paper explores the possibility of integrating IKS into interpret ...
Coupled General Circulation Modeling
... forcings. (Example: What climate state is in equilibrium with twice the preindustrial level of atmospheric CO2?) • Transient: The goal is to investigate the timedependent response of the climate to a given (often time-dependent) change. (Example: How will the climate change in response to projected ...
... forcings. (Example: What climate state is in equilibrium with twice the preindustrial level of atmospheric CO2?) • Transient: The goal is to investigate the timedependent response of the climate to a given (often time-dependent) change. (Example: How will the climate change in response to projected ...
Climate change impacts on North African countries and on some
... facing humankind in the twenty-first Century. The international consensus of scientific opinion, led by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007), is agreed that global temperature is increasing and that the main cause is the accumulation of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases ...
... facing humankind in the twenty-first Century. The international consensus of scientific opinion, led by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007), is agreed that global temperature is increasing and that the main cause is the accumulation of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases ...
Evidence for climate change - University at Albany Atmospheric
... • Precipitation over Northern Hemisphere mid-latitudes has increased: • since 1951with high confidence (since 1901with low confidence) (other regions low confidence in trends) • Likely that heat waves have increased in Europe, Asia, Australia since 1950 • Many land regions see an increase in heavy p ...
... • Precipitation over Northern Hemisphere mid-latitudes has increased: • since 1951with high confidence (since 1901with low confidence) (other regions low confidence in trends) • Likely that heat waves have increased in Europe, Asia, Australia since 1950 • Many land regions see an increase in heavy p ...
the critical decade
... land clearing and human inhabitants, is likely to have a substantial negative impact on the extraordinary diversity of the southwest. Projected reductions in rainfall, for example, will affect groundwater refuges for freshwater animals. Projected hotter and drier conditions will cause changes to fir ...
... land clearing and human inhabitants, is likely to have a substantial negative impact on the extraordinary diversity of the southwest. Projected reductions in rainfall, for example, will affect groundwater refuges for freshwater animals. Projected hotter and drier conditions will cause changes to fir ...
Discuss - Harvard University
... disasters are becoming the ““new normal” that the world will have to deal with if we don’t speed up curbs on global warning”. Also, these environmental disasters represent a reminder of our infrastructure systems vulnerability particularly our commercial building stock system represented here by the ...
... disasters are becoming the ““new normal” that the world will have to deal with if we don’t speed up curbs on global warning”. Also, these environmental disasters represent a reminder of our infrastructure systems vulnerability particularly our commercial building stock system represented here by the ...
Addressing Climate Change Impacts through Disaster Planning
... Just as mitigation plans identify vulnerabilities and associated measures to prevent loss of life and property for ‘hardscape’, or structures such as bridges, culverts, structures and utilities, a pre-disaster plan can extend beyond to address the vulnerabilities of the ‘softscape’ features of our c ...
... Just as mitigation plans identify vulnerabilities and associated measures to prevent loss of life and property for ‘hardscape’, or structures such as bridges, culverts, structures and utilities, a pre-disaster plan can extend beyond to address the vulnerabilities of the ‘softscape’ features of our c ...
Climate change effects and Agriculture in Italy: a stochastic frontier
... concentration of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere induced by socio-economic development and human activities over time. Concentrations of GHG, mainly carbon dioxide (CO2), increased by 70% since 1970. Climate changes, associated to atmospheric accumulation of greenhouse gases, could alter le ...
... concentration of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere induced by socio-economic development and human activities over time. Concentrations of GHG, mainly carbon dioxide (CO2), increased by 70% since 1970. Climate changes, associated to atmospheric accumulation of greenhouse gases, could alter le ...
The impacts of climate change on the risk of natural disasters
... century in the past thousand years. Globally, the 1990s were likely the warmest decade of the past millennium (IPCC, 2001a), and nine out of the 10 warmest years on record occurred between 1995 and 2004 (with 1998, 2002, 2003 and 2004 being the warmest) (WMO, 2004). These changes in temperatures hav ...
... century in the past thousand years. Globally, the 1990s were likely the warmest decade of the past millennium (IPCC, 2001a), and nine out of the 10 warmest years on record occurred between 1995 and 2004 (with 1998, 2002, 2003 and 2004 being the warmest) (WMO, 2004). These changes in temperatures hav ...
Climate Change and the Caribbean - Organization of American States
... • Current El Nino is predicted to be weak ...
... • Current El Nino is predicted to be weak ...
Evidence that local land use practices influence regional climate
... precipitation, during the summer months in four river basins, which also indicates cooler summer temperatures and lower transpiration at landscape scales. Combined, the mesoscale atmospheric/land-surface model, short-term trends in regional temperatures, forest distribution changes, and hydrology da ...
... precipitation, during the summer months in four river basins, which also indicates cooler summer temperatures and lower transpiration at landscape scales. Combined, the mesoscale atmospheric/land-surface model, short-term trends in regional temperatures, forest distribution changes, and hydrology da ...
particularly vulnerable
... with grains to account for more heat-tolerant crops. Agroecological zone analysis. In this approach, crops are assigned to each agroecological zone and the yields are predicted (FAO 1996). As climate changes, the agroecological zones—and crops—change. By examining these changes, it is possible to pr ...
... with grains to account for more heat-tolerant crops. Agroecological zone analysis. In this approach, crops are assigned to each agroecological zone and the yields are predicted (FAO 1996). As climate changes, the agroecological zones—and crops—change. By examining these changes, it is possible to pr ...
A North Carolina Citizen`s Guide to Global Warming
... Science and Nature in 2005 concluded that there had been an increase during the last few decades in the number and intensity of hurricanes around the world, and that this was likely due to humancaused greenhouse warming.28 Climate activists and the popular press took these papers to be smoking guns ...
... Science and Nature in 2005 concluded that there had been an increase during the last few decades in the number and intensity of hurricanes around the world, and that this was likely due to humancaused greenhouse warming.28 Climate activists and the popular press took these papers to be smoking guns ...
Th1 Ch4 Weblinks - Dynamic Learning
... Revision resources, including videos and tests resources, on ecosystems and the world’s major biomes. Includes links to the human uses of ecosystems. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/ecosystems/ ...
... Revision resources, including videos and tests resources, on ecosystems and the world’s major biomes. Includes links to the human uses of ecosystems. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/ecosystems/ ...