Climate Change Analysis
... Runnells, Rick Lee, and David Rodenhuis, Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium • Brian Menounos, WC2N (Glaciers) ...
... Runnells, Rick Lee, and David Rodenhuis, Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium • Brian Menounos, WC2N (Glaciers) ...
Assessing the Risk of a Collapse of the Atlantic Thermohaline
... billion watts (10 watts, a petawatt). As a result of this northward heat transport, at least in part, Europe is up to 8°C warmer than other longitudes at its latitude, with the largest effect in winter. It is this comparatively mild European climate, as well as the interrelated climates elsewhere, t ...
... billion watts (10 watts, a petawatt). As a result of this northward heat transport, at least in part, Europe is up to 8°C warmer than other longitudes at its latitude, with the largest effect in winter. It is this comparatively mild European climate, as well as the interrelated climates elsewhere, t ...
ADDENDUM: Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States AD
... marginally higher than the global average, with a concentration of warming in the winter and in higher latitudes. Reducing U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide, even by over 80 percent, will have no measurable effect on global mean surface temperature or other climate-change-related phenomena within any ...
... marginally higher than the global average, with a concentration of warming in the winter and in higher latitudes. Reducing U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide, even by over 80 percent, will have no measurable effect on global mean surface temperature or other climate-change-related phenomena within any ...
Northern Ireland Climate Change Adaptation Programme
... improved and there is overwhelming scientific consensus that climate change is one of the most complex and challenging global issues with local impacts facing Northern Ireland. This is the first Northern Ireland Climate Change Adaptation Programme (hereafter referred to as the Adaptation Programme) ...
... improved and there is overwhelming scientific consensus that climate change is one of the most complex and challenging global issues with local impacts facing Northern Ireland. This is the first Northern Ireland Climate Change Adaptation Programme (hereafter referred to as the Adaptation Programme) ...
Draft Discussion Paper Ilaria Carrozza ESCAP/FfD/04/2015
... The Asia-Pacific 1 is one of the most disaster-prone regions, and the possibility that climate change may exacerbate the frequency and severity of extreme weather events is a real threat to progress made towards sustainable development. In order to secure sustainable development gains and to build r ...
... The Asia-Pacific 1 is one of the most disaster-prone regions, and the possibility that climate change may exacerbate the frequency and severity of extreme weather events is a real threat to progress made towards sustainable development. In order to secure sustainable development gains and to build r ...
AAWG Conference Abstracts 2014
... considered. Amongst the climate change scientists, including those contributing to the IPCC assessment reports, women stand out as adding some of the most innovative and valuable research and understanding. This presentation will illustrate ways that women have contributed to climate change, while e ...
... considered. Amongst the climate change scientists, including those contributing to the IPCC assessment reports, women stand out as adding some of the most innovative and valuable research and understanding. This presentation will illustrate ways that women have contributed to climate change, while e ...
10584_2011_45_MOESM1_ESM - Springer Static Content Server
... 19. Eriksen S, Silva JA. The vulnerability context of a savanna area in Mozambique: household drought coping strategies and responses to economic change. Environmental Science & Policy 2009,12:33-52. 20. Eriksen SH, O'Brien K. Vulnerability, poverty and the need for sustainable adaptation measures. ...
... 19. Eriksen S, Silva JA. The vulnerability context of a savanna area in Mozambique: household drought coping strategies and responses to economic change. Environmental Science & Policy 2009,12:33-52. 20. Eriksen SH, O'Brien K. Vulnerability, poverty and the need for sustainable adaptation measures. ...
The Land Use Model Intercomparison Project (LUMIP) contribution
... modeling studies tending to agree that deforestation has led and will lead to cooling in high latitudes and warming in the tropics, with more uncertain changes in the mid-latitudes (e.g., Bonan, 2008; Davin and de Noblet-Ducoudré, 2010; Lee et al., 2011; Li et al., 2016; Pielke et al., 2011; Swann e ...
... modeling studies tending to agree that deforestation has led and will lead to cooling in high latitudes and warming in the tropics, with more uncertain changes in the mid-latitudes (e.g., Bonan, 2008; Davin and de Noblet-Ducoudré, 2010; Lee et al., 2011; Li et al., 2016; Pielke et al., 2011; Swann e ...
costs and benefits of climate change adaptation and mitigation
... adaptation can only reduce them to a certain degree. Mitigation can be regarded both as a strategy to reduce risk of uncertain but potentially large damage from climate change, and a failure to adapt to climate change. This is why studies that do not focus on likely damage, but rather on the possibl ...
... adaptation can only reduce them to a certain degree. Mitigation can be regarded both as a strategy to reduce risk of uncertain but potentially large damage from climate change, and a failure to adapt to climate change. This is why studies that do not focus on likely damage, but rather on the possibl ...
AMERICAN CLIMATE VALUES 2014 insights by racial
... and 216 Hispanic/Latino American respondents completed the survey for a total of 1,737 completed surveys. ...
... and 216 Hispanic/Latino American respondents completed the survey for a total of 1,737 completed surveys. ...
Mid- to Late Holocene climate change: an overview
... conditions of the climate system did not change dramatically (in comparison to larger glacial–interglacial changes), and because abundant, detailed regional palaeoclimatic proxy records cover this period. We use selected proxy-based reconstructions of different climate variables, together with state ...
... conditions of the climate system did not change dramatically (in comparison to larger glacial–interglacial changes), and because abundant, detailed regional palaeoclimatic proxy records cover this period. We use selected proxy-based reconstructions of different climate variables, together with state ...
National Climate Change Adaptation Framework
... change. The aim of this Framework is to ensure that an effective role is played by all stakeholders in putting in place an active and enduring adaptation policy regime. The governance structure provides for climate change adaptation to be addressed at national and local level. Similar to the approac ...
... change. The aim of this Framework is to ensure that an effective role is played by all stakeholders in putting in place an active and enduring adaptation policy regime. The governance structure provides for climate change adaptation to be addressed at national and local level. Similar to the approac ...
Adaptation to Climate Change: Evidence from US Agriculture September 30, 2013
... The question has been a theoretical focus since at least Samuelson (1947), but has gained particular recent salience in the study of the economics of global climate change. Mounting evidence that the global climate is changing (Meehl et al., 2007) has motivated a growing body of work seeking to unde ...
... The question has been a theoretical focus since at least Samuelson (1947), but has gained particular recent salience in the study of the economics of global climate change. Mounting evidence that the global climate is changing (Meehl et al., 2007) has motivated a growing body of work seeking to unde ...
Climate change and animal genetic resources for food and agriculture - State of knowledge, risks and opportunities
... climate change. However, their heavy reliance on external inputs may make them vulnerable to rising prices – a problem that may be exacerbated by climate change. In production systems where heavy use of external inputs is not possible, the importance of well adapted animals is likely to increase und ...
... climate change. However, their heavy reliance on external inputs may make them vulnerable to rising prices – a problem that may be exacerbated by climate change. In production systems where heavy use of external inputs is not possible, the importance of well adapted animals is likely to increase und ...
Climate change and human health in cities
... of social and economic systems. For example, migration of populations dependent on subsistence farming to urban areas due to prolonged droughts, which can create a burden for resources and social safety mechanisms of the receiving communities. There are a variety of modifying influences that can cha ...
... of social and economic systems. For example, migration of populations dependent on subsistence farming to urban areas due to prolonged droughts, which can create a burden for resources and social safety mechanisms of the receiving communities. There are a variety of modifying influences that can cha ...
Connecting on Climate
... combustion, and the resulting changes in the atmosphere and planetary temperatures could be explained in no other way. Then, in the 1980s, from his post at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Dr. Jim Hansen began to describe the implications of the planet’s rising temperatures. His testimony ...
... combustion, and the resulting changes in the atmosphere and planetary temperatures could be explained in no other way. Then, in the 1980s, from his post at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Dr. Jim Hansen began to describe the implications of the planet’s rising temperatures. His testimony ...
The impact of climate change on disease constraints on production
... The average price per tonne of oilseed rape (£195.60 t-1) was obtained by taking a 4 year average from 2004 - 2008 (HGCA Market Data). All monetary figures are given at 2008 prices without applying the discount rate unless they are specified as present value figures. The price of oilseed rape has in ...
... The average price per tonne of oilseed rape (£195.60 t-1) was obtained by taking a 4 year average from 2004 - 2008 (HGCA Market Data). All monetary figures are given at 2008 prices without applying the discount rate unless they are specified as present value figures. The price of oilseed rape has in ...
climate change, sea-level rise and extreme events
... Historical sea-level reconstruction is shown by the thin black line, with grey shading indicating ±95% confidence limits. Magenta dots and arrows indicate the estimate of sea-level rise from 1842–2001 from Port Arthur, Tasmania (Hunter et al.2003). Dashed grey lines indicate the upper and lower limi ...
... Historical sea-level reconstruction is shown by the thin black line, with grey shading indicating ±95% confidence limits. Magenta dots and arrows indicate the estimate of sea-level rise from 1842–2001 from Port Arthur, Tasmania (Hunter et al.2003). Dashed grey lines indicate the upper and lower limi ...
Post-2012 Climate Change Negotiation Simulation
... argument, simplify negotiations, and lead to a fairer outcome. A simple example: if people are negotiating over the price of a car, they can use recent sales of comparable cars as a guideline. Finally, you should never accept less than your BATNA, which stands for “Best Alternative To a Negotiated ...
... argument, simplify negotiations, and lead to a fairer outcome. A simple example: if people are negotiating over the price of a car, they can use recent sales of comparable cars as a guideline. Finally, you should never accept less than your BATNA, which stands for “Best Alternative To a Negotiated ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF MONTSERRAT
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its Fourth Assessment Report (IPCC, 2007) provided compelling scientific evidence that human activity in the form of GHG emissions is responsible for many observed climate changes, but noted that use of this knowledge to support decision making ...
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its Fourth Assessment Report (IPCC, 2007) provided compelling scientific evidence that human activity in the form of GHG emissions is responsible for many observed climate changes, but noted that use of this knowledge to support decision making ...
Report
... response to the adverse impacts of climate change. However, the bill did not address the causes of climate change or its potentially devastating consequences in the developing world, so environmental groups and others favoring a more comprehensive solution did not lend it the support its passage wou ...
... response to the adverse impacts of climate change. However, the bill did not address the causes of climate change or its potentially devastating consequences in the developing world, so environmental groups and others favoring a more comprehensive solution did not lend it the support its passage wou ...
Transportation & Climate Change in Manitoba – Proceedings
... surrounding climate change, and condensed them down to the five most important strategies for emissions reduction and adaptation. Alarming information on the impacts of climate change in Manitoba included the difficulties of building winter roads and the adverse effects of higher temperatures on per ...
... surrounding climate change, and condensed them down to the five most important strategies for emissions reduction and adaptation. Alarming information on the impacts of climate change in Manitoba included the difficulties of building winter roads and the adverse effects of higher temperatures on per ...