Impact of Climate Change on the Boreal Forest in Finland and Sweden
... forest fire potential and heavier rainfalls have an opposite effect, estimation of the impact of climate change on the forest fire danger is not a straightforward issue. The magnitude of climate change is also uncertain and dependent on the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, several ...
... forest fire potential and heavier rainfalls have an opposite effect, estimation of the impact of climate change on the forest fire danger is not a straightforward issue. The magnitude of climate change is also uncertain and dependent on the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, several ...
Link to Chapter 5
... Culvert Catchments Vulnerability to Change in Landuse and Increased Precipitation ...
... Culvert Catchments Vulnerability to Change in Landuse and Increased Precipitation ...
Review of the UN-REDD Policy Board Structure
... Reduced unmet demand in agriculture, livestock and industry ...
... Reduced unmet demand in agriculture, livestock and industry ...
Miocene tectonics and climate forcing of biodiversity, western United
... faunas are likely. This model implies, however, that layer-specific faunal assemblages should be correlated with warm versus cold or wet versus dry climates, and that diversity reflects an area’s carrying capacity, not rates of origination, extinction, or immigration. In our model, these latter proc ...
... faunas are likely. This model implies, however, that layer-specific faunal assemblages should be correlated with warm versus cold or wet versus dry climates, and that diversity reflects an area’s carrying capacity, not rates of origination, extinction, or immigration. In our model, these latter proc ...
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... As one of the countries most severely affected by climate change, Vietnam considers response to climate change issues is vital. This is because rising temperatures, rising sea levels will cause flooding, salinity. As a result, water affects agriculture, creating great risks for industry and socio-ec ...
... As one of the countries most severely affected by climate change, Vietnam considers response to climate change issues is vital. This is because rising temperatures, rising sea levels will cause flooding, salinity. As a result, water affects agriculture, creating great risks for industry and socio-ec ...
Streamflow hydrology in the boreal region under the influences of
... heavy winter snowfall. Although the Cordillera limits atmospheric moisture transfer from the Pacific to the boreal zone in western Canada, the release of latent heat associated with orographic precipitation on the windward slopes enhances sensible heat transport to the leeward locations (Szeto in pr ...
... heavy winter snowfall. Although the Cordillera limits atmospheric moisture transfer from the Pacific to the boreal zone in western Canada, the release of latent heat associated with orographic precipitation on the windward slopes enhances sensible heat transport to the leeward locations (Szeto in pr ...
Climate Change and its Implications for the Nile Region
... Traditional agricultural practices and livelihood systems in the basin have evolved over hundreds of years and have become well adapted to the uncertainty of the region’s weather (see Chapter 5). In recent decades, however, population pressure, changing lifestyles, and very high rates of water use h ...
... Traditional agricultural practices and livelihood systems in the basin have evolved over hundreds of years and have become well adapted to the uncertainty of the region’s weather (see Chapter 5). In recent decades, however, population pressure, changing lifestyles, and very high rates of water use h ...
Royal Society
... atmosphere and oceans, the land surface, the living world and the frozen world. The rate at which heat is moved from the surface to the ocean depths is an important factor in determining the speed at which climate can change in response to climate forcing. ...
... atmosphere and oceans, the land surface, the living world and the frozen world. The rate at which heat is moved from the surface to the ocean depths is an important factor in determining the speed at which climate can change in response to climate forcing. ...
Environmental Degradation, Social Sin, and the Common Good
... and how they will affect some of the poorest and most vulnerable communities of the world: One of the most significant aspects of the impacts of climate change, which has unfortunately not received adequate attention from scholars in the social sciences, relates to the equity implications of changes ...
... and how they will affect some of the poorest and most vulnerable communities of the world: One of the most significant aspects of the impacts of climate change, which has unfortunately not received adequate attention from scholars in the social sciences, relates to the equity implications of changes ...
Climate Change Impacts in the United States
... extreme heat events will affect public health, natural and built environments, energy, agriculture, and forestry. 3. Decreased water availability, exacerbated by population growth and land-use change, will continue to increase competition for water and affect the region’s economy and u ...
... extreme heat events will affect public health, natural and built environments, energy, agriculture, and forestry. 3. Decreased water availability, exacerbated by population growth and land-use change, will continue to increase competition for water and affect the region’s economy and u ...
Impacts and adaptation of European crop production systems to
... by changes in near surface temperatures (van der Schrier et al., 2007) and associated with changes in circulation patterns (Trnka et al., 2009). The droughts might be combined with extreme heat waves as was the case in 2003, when large parts of Europe were exposed to summer temperature rises of 3–5 ...
... by changes in near surface temperatures (van der Schrier et al., 2007) and associated with changes in circulation patterns (Trnka et al., 2009). The droughts might be combined with extreme heat waves as was the case in 2003, when large parts of Europe were exposed to summer temperature rises of 3–5 ...
Agricultural production, food security, climate change, rainfall
... malnutrition and diseases (Zoellick and Robert 2009; Obioha, 2009). Due to these environmental threats resulting to declining in crop yields, some farmers in Nigeria are abandoning farming for non-farming activities (Apata et al., 2010). Hence, concerted efforts toward tackling these menaces are nec ...
... malnutrition and diseases (Zoellick and Robert 2009; Obioha, 2009). Due to these environmental threats resulting to declining in crop yields, some farmers in Nigeria are abandoning farming for non-farming activities (Apata et al., 2010). Hence, concerted efforts toward tackling these menaces are nec ...
Ecosystem services - International Risk Governance Council
... Assessment, namely changes in population, economic activity (which increased nearly sevenfold between 1950 and 2000), socio-political factors, cultural factors, and technological changes. These factors do not directly degrade ecosystems, but operate more diffusely by amplifying and promoting the dir ...
... Assessment, namely changes in population, economic activity (which increased nearly sevenfold between 1950 and 2000), socio-political factors, cultural factors, and technological changes. These factors do not directly degrade ecosystems, but operate more diffusely by amplifying and promoting the dir ...
Print - Climate Change Knowledge Portal
... the most widely used are GCMs (Global Climate Models), RCMs (Regional Climate Models), and downscaling techniques (both empirical and statistical) and several comprehensive reviews are available on the subject. Global Climate Models (GCMs) are our primary source of information about future climate. ...
... the most widely used are GCMs (Global Climate Models), RCMs (Regional Climate Models), and downscaling techniques (both empirical and statistical) and several comprehensive reviews are available on the subject. Global Climate Models (GCMs) are our primary source of information about future climate. ...
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... Climate change is also expected to have an impact on coastal regions, as seasons are expected to change, with visitor flows shifting from southern to northern regions. “Many Germans have tended to spend their summer holidays in the Mediterranean countries”, the strategy states. “The total stream of ...
... Climate change is also expected to have an impact on coastal regions, as seasons are expected to change, with visitor flows shifting from southern to northern regions. “Many Germans have tended to spend their summer holidays in the Mediterranean countries”, the strategy states. “The total stream of ...
Climate change and European forests: What do we know, what are
... very short drought stretches) and Southern Europe (currently with extended drought stretches). According to these models, Central Europe will see a strong increase in the length of the average longest annual drought period by 3e15 days, now approaching numbers formerly typical for the subMediterrane ...
... very short drought stretches) and Southern Europe (currently with extended drought stretches). According to these models, Central Europe will see a strong increase in the length of the average longest annual drought period by 3e15 days, now approaching numbers formerly typical for the subMediterrane ...
Regional climate change projections for Chicago and the US Great
... Toronto during hot summer months, as well as the record snowfalls experienced by Buffalo and its surrounding area during the winter. In the past, most climate variations in the Great Lakes region and around the world have been driven by natural factors such as changes in solar radiation, dust from v ...
... Toronto during hot summer months, as well as the record snowfalls experienced by Buffalo and its surrounding area during the winter. In the past, most climate variations in the Great Lakes region and around the world have been driven by natural factors such as changes in solar radiation, dust from v ...
Climate Trends in the Casco Bay Region
... raising the incidence of temperature extremes in coastal waters, failure to anticipate these events and adjust fisheries management accordingly could exacerbate their economic and social impact (Mills et al. 2013). Diversifying the economy will be critical to the region’s long-term vitality, given t ...
... raising the incidence of temperature extremes in coastal waters, failure to anticipate these events and adjust fisheries management accordingly could exacerbate their economic and social impact (Mills et al. 2013). Diversifying the economy will be critical to the region’s long-term vitality, given t ...
Physical and economic consequences of climate change in Europe
... use of fertilizers in agriculture are considered. Romania would experience higher potential gain, partly because of the considerable weight of agriculture in its economy. River Floods. River floods are the most common natural disaster ...
... use of fertilizers in agriculture are considered. Romania would experience higher potential gain, partly because of the considerable weight of agriculture in its economy. River Floods. River floods are the most common natural disaster ...
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... above normal (normal based on period, 1961-1990) since 1993. This warming is primarily due to rise in maximum temperature across the country, over a larger part of the data set. Apart from direct impacts, higher temperatures also increase the water requirements of crops putting more pressure on the ...
... above normal (normal based on period, 1961-1990) since 1993. This warming is primarily due to rise in maximum temperature across the country, over a larger part of the data set. Apart from direct impacts, higher temperatures also increase the water requirements of crops putting more pressure on the ...
Palaeoclimatic insights into future climate challenges
... the sensitivity of climate models. A simple way to do this was presented by Hoffert & Covey (1992), who compared the global-mean temperature change and the change in forcing from greenhouse gases, albedo, etc., to obtain a climate sensitivity to CO2 for both glacial-maximum conditions and conditions ...
... the sensitivity of climate models. A simple way to do this was presented by Hoffert & Covey (1992), who compared the global-mean temperature change and the change in forcing from greenhouse gases, albedo, etc., to obtain a climate sensitivity to CO2 for both glacial-maximum conditions and conditions ...
Probable maximum precipitation and climate change
... A principal application for PMP values is the design of infrastructure for water retention (dams) or routing, where failure would be catastrophic. [5] PMP values translate into a return period very much longer than the longest return periods traditionally used in applied climatology products, such a ...
... A principal application for PMP values is the design of infrastructure for water retention (dams) or routing, where failure would be catastrophic. [5] PMP values translate into a return period very much longer than the longest return periods traditionally used in applied climatology products, such a ...
Climate and land use change impacts on global terrestrial
... (CMIP5), they are likely to be widely used for driving models of ecosystem and hydrological impacts, and previous experience suggests that these studies will give a range of different results. Ecosystem and hydrological changes which are widely different from those projected by the ESMs themselves m ...
... (CMIP5), they are likely to be widely used for driving models of ecosystem and hydrological impacts, and previous experience suggests that these studies will give a range of different results. Ecosystem and hydrological changes which are widely different from those projected by the ESMs themselves m ...
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... Pradesh due to variations in altitudes. The state comprises hilly terrain, perennial rivers and significant forest cover. The economy of Himachal Pradesh is dependent on the agricultural sector and any climatic fluctuation causes some changes in economic growth because this sector has an overall imp ...
... Pradesh due to variations in altitudes. The state comprises hilly terrain, perennial rivers and significant forest cover. The economy of Himachal Pradesh is dependent on the agricultural sector and any climatic fluctuation causes some changes in economic growth because this sector has an overall imp ...