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... the Hadley Centre General Circulation Model (GCM), and six climate scenarios, X901M, X902L, X903H, X904M, X905L, and X906H from the Integrated Global System Model (IGSM) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In the current dynamic vegetation model, some parameters are more important th ...
... the Hadley Centre General Circulation Model (GCM), and six climate scenarios, X901M, X902L, X903H, X904M, X905L, and X906H from the Integrated Global System Model (IGSM) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In the current dynamic vegetation model, some parameters are more important th ...
The equilibrium sensitivity of the Earth`s temperature to radiation
... instrumental period (that is, about the past 150 years). Wigley et al.38 pointed out that uncertainties in forcing and response made it impossible to use observed global temperature changes during that period to constrain S more tightly than the range explored by climate models (1.5–4.5 °C at the ti ...
... instrumental period (that is, about the past 150 years). Wigley et al.38 pointed out that uncertainties in forcing and response made it impossible to use observed global temperature changes during that period to constrain S more tightly than the range explored by climate models (1.5–4.5 °C at the ti ...
Climate Change in Southeast Asia
... population and infrastructure located in coastal and river delta areas, hundreds of millions of people are at great risk from the impacts of climate change. The region’s aggressive economic development plans in turn could further exacerbate the problems. Energy-related emissions, though currently lo ...
... population and infrastructure located in coastal and river delta areas, hundreds of millions of people are at great risk from the impacts of climate change. The region’s aggressive economic development plans in turn could further exacerbate the problems. Energy-related emissions, though currently lo ...
The equilibrium sensitivity of Earth`s temperature to radiation changes.
... instrumental period (that is, about the past 150 years). Wigley et al.38 pointed out that uncertainties in forcing and response made it impossible to use observed global temperature changes during that period to constrain S more tightly than the range explored by climate models (1.5–4.5 °C at the ti ...
... instrumental period (that is, about the past 150 years). Wigley et al.38 pointed out that uncertainties in forcing and response made it impossible to use observed global temperature changes during that period to constrain S more tightly than the range explored by climate models (1.5–4.5 °C at the ti ...
Climate Change Impacts in the United States
... is literally sinking, resulting in more frequent and more se8 vere flooding during high tides and storms. The Department of Homeland Security estimated that a 90-day shut23 down of this road would cost the nation $7.8 billion. Sea level rise increases pressure on utilities – such as water and energy ...
... is literally sinking, resulting in more frequent and more se8 vere flooding during high tides and storms. The Department of Homeland Security estimated that a 90-day shut23 down of this road would cost the nation $7.8 billion. Sea level rise increases pressure on utilities – such as water and energy ...
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... Deressa et al. (2009) show that 58 percent of farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia have adapted to climate change. Results from the multinomial logit model indicate that the level of education, gender, age, and wealth of the head of household, access to extension and credit, information on climate, ...
... Deressa et al. (2009) show that 58 percent of farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia have adapted to climate change. Results from the multinomial logit model indicate that the level of education, gender, age, and wealth of the head of household, access to extension and credit, information on climate, ...
Climate changes of the twentieth through twenty-first
... (deepening of the polar low pressure) (e.g., Thompson et al., 2000; Marshall, 2003) in the past few decades, resulting in a significant influence on climate changes in the twentieth century. Thompson et al. (2000) suggested that a large part of the climate trends in the last 30 years of the twentiet ...
... (deepening of the polar low pressure) (e.g., Thompson et al., 2000; Marshall, 2003) in the past few decades, resulting in a significant influence on climate changes in the twentieth century. Thompson et al. (2000) suggested that a large part of the climate trends in the last 30 years of the twentiet ...
UNEP and Climate Change
... request of the UNFCCC Secretariat. Similar support to negotiators has also been provided in the lead up to other COPs. 8. The UNFCCC and its Secretariat work within the bounds of the Convention. The Secretariat relies largely on the science base of others, which it draws from sources such as the Int ...
... request of the UNFCCC Secretariat. Similar support to negotiators has also been provided in the lead up to other COPs. 8. The UNFCCC and its Secretariat work within the bounds of the Convention. The Secretariat relies largely on the science base of others, which it draws from sources such as the Int ...
The missing climate forcing
... et al. 1995) have carried out transient GCM simulations covering the period from the 1800s to the present. It is possible to obtain surface temperature trends reasonably consistent with observations over both the past century and the past few decades ; but the results are dependent on rather arbitra ...
... et al. 1995) have carried out transient GCM simulations covering the period from the 1800s to the present. It is possible to obtain surface temperature trends reasonably consistent with observations over both the past century and the past few decades ; but the results are dependent on rather arbitra ...
Innovation in the realm of institutional complexity
... and a third party has been engaged to write a report since there are disputes over who is responsible and who should pay the bill. The costs of these floods are enormous, and there is an ongoing public debate and questions being raised about the role and responsibilities of the different actors invo ...
... and a third party has been engaged to write a report since there are disputes over who is responsible and who should pay the bill. The costs of these floods are enormous, and there is an ongoing public debate and questions being raised about the role and responsibilities of the different actors invo ...
Why models run hot: results from an irreducibly simple climate
... Abstract An irreducibly simple climate-sensitivity model is designed to empower even non-specialists to research the question how much global warming we may cause. In 1990, the First Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) expressed ‘‘substantial confidence’’ that n ...
... Abstract An irreducibly simple climate-sensitivity model is designed to empower even non-specialists to research the question how much global warming we may cause. In 1990, the First Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) expressed ‘‘substantial confidence’’ that n ...
Why models run hot: results from an irreducibly simple climate
... Abstract An irreducibly simple climate-sensitivity model is designed to empower even non-specialists to research the question how much global warming we may cause. In 1990, the First Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) expressed ‘‘substantial confidence’’ that n ...
... Abstract An irreducibly simple climate-sensitivity model is designed to empower even non-specialists to research the question how much global warming we may cause. In 1990, the First Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) expressed ‘‘substantial confidence’’ that n ...
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Framework for
... Worldwide industrial development has caused greenhouse gases to be released into the atmosphere in great volumes. Changes in land use have occurred with increasing surfaces being cleared for urban and agricultural development. Concurrently, substantial increases in air temperature have been observed ...
... Worldwide industrial development has caused greenhouse gases to be released into the atmosphere in great volumes. Changes in land use have occurred with increasing surfaces being cleared for urban and agricultural development. Concurrently, substantial increases in air temperature have been observed ...
This background paper focuses specifically on the relationships
... incomes and education levels are already very low, even among the relatively better off. In such cases, locally more advantaged individuals or groups may be able to better mitigate the effects of climate change on their well-being, but economic and educational gaps between the haves and have-nots mi ...
... incomes and education levels are already very low, even among the relatively better off. In such cases, locally more advantaged individuals or groups may be able to better mitigate the effects of climate change on their well-being, but economic and educational gaps between the haves and have-nots mi ...
Double exposure: assessing the impacts of climate change within
... identi"es some important questions that should be considered when discussing winners and losers: E What is meant by a win or a loss? E What factors must be taken into account in labeling a region, an activity, an economic sector, or a country a winner or a loser? E Can wins and losses be objectively ...
... identi"es some important questions that should be considered when discussing winners and losers: E What is meant by a win or a loss? E What factors must be taken into account in labeling a region, an activity, an economic sector, or a country a winner or a loser? E Can wins and losses be objectively ...
the state of climate change adaptation in Canada`s protected areas
... respondents ranked a number of other management issues ahead of the impacts of climate change (Table 2). However, when asked the same question in the context of 25 years from now, 60% of the agencies ranked climate change as an issue of greater importance than currently perceived. Climate change ran ...
... respondents ranked a number of other management issues ahead of the impacts of climate change (Table 2). However, when asked the same question in the context of 25 years from now, 60% of the agencies ranked climate change as an issue of greater importance than currently perceived. Climate change ran ...
Public Understanding of Science - Penelope Ironstone
... to situate science more centrally within the global warming/climate change problem domain. To understand why, one must examine how uncertainty discourse not only depicts a lack of scientific knowledge, but also how it is managed to co-produce particular identities and social arrangements for science ...
... to situate science more centrally within the global warming/climate change problem domain. To understand why, one must examine how uncertainty discourse not only depicts a lack of scientific knowledge, but also how it is managed to co-produce particular identities and social arrangements for science ...
Engaging state officials and agencies to advocate for landmark
... California Plan: Reducing Climate Risk (“SCP” or “The Plan”), an update to the 2009 California Climate Adaptation Strategy. The mission of the Nature Conservancy is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends, and the Nature Conservancy is working to preserve ecologically important la ...
... California Plan: Reducing Climate Risk (“SCP” or “The Plan”), an update to the 2009 California Climate Adaptation Strategy. The mission of the Nature Conservancy is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends, and the Nature Conservancy is working to preserve ecologically important la ...
Attributing regional trends of evapotranspiration and gross primary
... change; for example, Qian et al. (2007) showed that an increase in ET in the Mississippi River basin followed precipitation propensity, while the effects of solar radiation and air temperature changes were minor. Terrestrial eco-hydrological processes are driven by climate and modulated by human act ...
... change; for example, Qian et al. (2007) showed that an increase in ET in the Mississippi River basin followed precipitation propensity, while the effects of solar radiation and air temperature changes were minor. Terrestrial eco-hydrological processes are driven by climate and modulated by human act ...
Motivated Recall in the Service of the Economic System
... The contemporary political landscape is characterized by numerous divisive issues. Unlike many other issues, however, much of the disagreement about climate change centers not on how best to take action to address the problem, but on whether the problem exists at all. Psychological studies indicate ...
... The contemporary political landscape is characterized by numerous divisive issues. Unlike many other issues, however, much of the disagreement about climate change centers not on how best to take action to address the problem, but on whether the problem exists at all. Psychological studies indicate ...
Climate Change and the Law
... interact to develop responses at multiple levels to a problem that affects all of us. The text encompasses international, national, state, and local approaches to climate change, as well as initiatives in regulatory agencies, the courts and the private sector. In this way, students are invited to se ...
... interact to develop responses at multiple levels to a problem that affects all of us. The text encompasses international, national, state, and local approaches to climate change, as well as initiatives in regulatory agencies, the courts and the private sector. In this way, students are invited to se ...
Climate Change Policymaking in Germany and the USA
... international climate change negotiations. This gives a rather rough picture of the environmentaleconomic interests of the countries. Secondly, therefore, the paper explores how a focus on domestic politics can provide a supplemental, more detailed account of the climate change policymaking process. ...
... international climate change negotiations. This gives a rather rough picture of the environmentaleconomic interests of the countries. Secondly, therefore, the paper explores how a focus on domestic politics can provide a supplemental, more detailed account of the climate change policymaking process. ...
Hedonic Pricing of Climate Change Impacts to
... Graves (1980) and Cushing (1987). Both works are founded on urban economic theory, rather than welfare theory. These analyses were mainly conducted for the United States.5 Valuation studies for Europe are much less frequent, although their number is increasing.6 Empirical work in Europe has been mai ...
... Graves (1980) and Cushing (1987). Both works are founded on urban economic theory, rather than welfare theory. These analyses were mainly conducted for the United States.5 Valuation studies for Europe are much less frequent, although their number is increasing.6 Empirical work in Europe has been mai ...