Canada`s Marine Coasts in a Changing Climate – Chapter 1
... Planning by coastal communities that considers the impacts of climate change reduces the risk of harm from those impacts. In particular, proactive planning reduces the need for reactive response to the damage caused by extreme events. Handling things after the fact can be more expensive and less eff ...
... Planning by coastal communities that considers the impacts of climate change reduces the risk of harm from those impacts. In particular, proactive planning reduces the need for reactive response to the damage caused by extreme events. Handling things after the fact can be more expensive and less eff ...
Ocean Plankton and Climate Change
... the surface of the Earth, so we need to understand how changing climate is affecting marine biota,” says scientist Graeme Hays of the University of Wales.“Plankton are at the center of this concern.” These effects, Hays believes, “may have widespread economic as well as ecological implications.” Lar ...
... the surface of the Earth, so we need to understand how changing climate is affecting marine biota,” says scientist Graeme Hays of the University of Wales.“Plankton are at the center of this concern.” These effects, Hays believes, “may have widespread economic as well as ecological implications.” Lar ...
AnT-ERA
... Southern Annular Mode) to medium- and long-term (e.g. Little Ice Age, mid-Holocene warming, glacial cycles). Terrestrial Antarctic species experience daily and seasonal temperature change that marine species have not experienced in millions of years. Although regions of continental Antarctica are co ...
... Southern Annular Mode) to medium- and long-term (e.g. Little Ice Age, mid-Holocene warming, glacial cycles). Terrestrial Antarctic species experience daily and seasonal temperature change that marine species have not experienced in millions of years. Although regions of continental Antarctica are co ...
Report 4A - Land and water use options for climate change adaptation and mitigation in agriculture
... To this end, maladaptation, for example pressure to cultivate marginal land, or adopt unsustainable cultivation practices as yields reduce, may increase land degradation and endanger the biodiversity of both wild and domestic species, possibly jeopardizing future ability to respond to increasing cli ...
... To this end, maladaptation, for example pressure to cultivate marginal land, or adopt unsustainable cultivation practices as yields reduce, may increase land degradation and endanger the biodiversity of both wild and domestic species, possibly jeopardizing future ability to respond to increasing cli ...
Understanding the Challenges of Climate Change on Business: A Study on RMG Sector in Bangladesh:
... It has been found that many researchers have already studied about the impacts of climate change on human rights, agriculture, and food production of Bangladesh; but there are a few studies about the impacts of climate change on business or industry, especially on the Ready-Made Garments (RMG), the ...
... It has been found that many researchers have already studied about the impacts of climate change on human rights, agriculture, and food production of Bangladesh; but there are a few studies about the impacts of climate change on business or industry, especially on the Ready-Made Garments (RMG), the ...
Climate change, plant diseases and food security, an overview
... potato production. Aphids are predated by various other insects such as wasps and ladybirds but whether they will increase at similar rates to constrain the problem is not known. Furthermore, aphids are predominantly clonal in cooler northern latitudes and insecticide resistance can be monitored in ...
... potato production. Aphids are predated by various other insects such as wasps and ladybirds but whether they will increase at similar rates to constrain the problem is not known. Furthermore, aphids are predominantly clonal in cooler northern latitudes and insecticide resistance can be monitored in ...
Stoichiometric homeostasis predicts plant species
... Bai et al. 2010, Isbell et al. 2013, Borer et al. 2014), but how these differential responses may be related to HN remains unknown. Stoichiometric homeostasis also may be predictive of vascular plant species’ responses to variation in other resources. Ecological stoichiometry reflects the net outcome ...
... Bai et al. 2010, Isbell et al. 2013, Borer et al. 2014), but how these differential responses may be related to HN remains unknown. Stoichiometric homeostasis also may be predictive of vascular plant species’ responses to variation in other resources. Ecological stoichiometry reflects the net outcome ...
PPAI Goals - US CLIVAR
... * Tasks would include studies of predictability & experimental predictions for tropical Pacific variability characteristics * Leverage ongoing decadal predictability experiments at GFDL & NCAR; experimental decadal predictions from ENSEMBLES Societally relevant question (e.g.): “ Can we expect more/ ...
... * Tasks would include studies of predictability & experimental predictions for tropical Pacific variability characteristics * Leverage ongoing decadal predictability experiments at GFDL & NCAR; experimental decadal predictions from ENSEMBLES Societally relevant question (e.g.): “ Can we expect more/ ...
Potential host colonization by insect herbivores in a warmer climate
... We conducted a transplant experiment to investigate the potential colonization of a plant species by insect herbivores under a warmer climate. Acacia falcata seeds collected from four latitudes, encompassing the current coastal range of the species (1150 km), were grown in the same soil type and cli ...
... We conducted a transplant experiment to investigate the potential colonization of a plant species by insect herbivores under a warmer climate. Acacia falcata seeds collected from four latitudes, encompassing the current coastal range of the species (1150 km), were grown in the same soil type and cli ...
Climate change in the Sahel
... food and results in higher market prices. They were also the source of very important psychological impacts, particularly on the most vulnerable groups of people. These events could intensify and become more frequent in this context of changing climate. More than 80 to 90 % of natural disasters are ...
... food and results in higher market prices. They were also the source of very important psychological impacts, particularly on the most vulnerable groups of people. These events could intensify and become more frequent in this context of changing climate. More than 80 to 90 % of natural disasters are ...
Climate change and water in the UK – past
... ectotherms (their body temperatures are controlled by their surroundings). However, establishing long-term climate effects on freshwater organisms and ecological processes is difficult. Detecting change requires long, systematic records. There are also many confounding factors that affect biodiversi ...
... ectotherms (their body temperatures are controlled by their surroundings). However, establishing long-term climate effects on freshwater organisms and ecological processes is difficult. Detecting change requires long, systematic records. There are also many confounding factors that affect biodiversi ...
Emerging responses to climate change in pastoral systems
... change. It identified a wide range of technical and institutional innovations that pastoralists developed to adapt to new conditions, while seeking food security, sustainable resource management and improved governance within their socio-political units. Many of these innovations are related to main ...
... change. It identified a wide range of technical and institutional innovations that pastoralists developed to adapt to new conditions, while seeking food security, sustainable resource management and improved governance within their socio-political units. Many of these innovations are related to main ...
eastern US - American Meteorological Society
... far from uniform within the continental United States. Although warming was most significant in the western United States, many areas within the west experienced no change or even slight cooling. Furthermore, climate trends during the twentieth century varied greatly depending upon the portion of th ...
... far from uniform within the continental United States. Although warming was most significant in the western United States, many areas within the west experienced no change or even slight cooling. Furthermore, climate trends during the twentieth century varied greatly depending upon the portion of th ...
Stephen Schneider 1945–2010 A Biographical Memoir by B. D. Santer
... ocean can lead to lags of a decade or more in the response of the climate system. But the oceans are not of equal depth, and do not cover the same fraction of the Earth’s surface at all latitudes. Schneider pointed out that this would lead to latitudinally varying lags in the climate response to gre ...
... ocean can lead to lags of a decade or more in the response of the climate system. But the oceans are not of equal depth, and do not cover the same fraction of the Earth’s surface at all latitudes. Schneider pointed out that this would lead to latitudinally varying lags in the climate response to gre ...
Changes in alpine plant growth under future climate conditions
... estimate potential changes in species distribution and diversity depending on environmental factors. They however do not consider transient changes and non-linear effects on vegetation (e.g. discussions in Hickler et al., 2009; Rickebusch et al., 2008; Thuiller et al., 2008). Such dynamics are incor ...
... estimate potential changes in species distribution and diversity depending on environmental factors. They however do not consider transient changes and non-linear effects on vegetation (e.g. discussions in Hickler et al., 2009; Rickebusch et al., 2008; Thuiller et al., 2008). Such dynamics are incor ...
Projected climate change impacts on forest land cover and land use
... old-growth forest state. Alternate pathways were associated with disturbances such as thinning, harvesting, and fire. The initial set of STMs for the study area was developed by the ILAP and are available (ILAP_STMs 2014). Our single large Path Bmegamodel^ provided for transitions from a VCa to a di ...
... old-growth forest state. Alternate pathways were associated with disturbances such as thinning, harvesting, and fire. The initial set of STMs for the study area was developed by the ILAP and are available (ILAP_STMs 2014). Our single large Path Bmegamodel^ provided for transitions from a VCa to a di ...
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... Under most climate change scenarios, the increase in variability and chances of extreme events potentially further worsens farmer welfare. Adoption of improved agricultural inputs, which can help mitigate these effects is crucial (e.g. Asfaw et al., 2012; Kassie et al., 2011; Minten and Barrett, 200 ...
... Under most climate change scenarios, the increase in variability and chances of extreme events potentially further worsens farmer welfare. Adoption of improved agricultural inputs, which can help mitigate these effects is crucial (e.g. Asfaw et al., 2012; Kassie et al., 2011; Minten and Barrett, 200 ...
IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS)
... region when considered over long periods of time, regardless of cause. Beside according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), climate change refers to any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity [5]. However, according to th ...
... region when considered over long periods of time, regardless of cause. Beside according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), climate change refers to any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity [5]. However, according to th ...
UNDP Climate Change Inside Eng1
... peatlands, and diminishing carbon ‘sinks’ – with Indonesia thus identified as a major contributor to global warming. All this is true, but it is only half the story. As this report highlights, Indonesians will also be major victims of climate change – and unless we rapidly learn to adapt to this new ...
... peatlands, and diminishing carbon ‘sinks’ – with Indonesia thus identified as a major contributor to global warming. All this is true, but it is only half the story. As this report highlights, Indonesians will also be major victims of climate change – and unless we rapidly learn to adapt to this new ...
What is climate change?
... agricultural productivity • Higher temperatures increase the rate of water loss through evaporation and transpiration. • With high temperatures, nutrient release through organic matter decomposition is not synchronized with the time when the plants nutrient requirement is at its peak. • If climate c ...
... agricultural productivity • Higher temperatures increase the rate of water loss through evaporation and transpiration. • With high temperatures, nutrient release through organic matter decomposition is not synchronized with the time when the plants nutrient requirement is at its peak. • If climate c ...
ST 2011 02
... indicate numbers of models factoring into the mean (Meehl et al., 2007). the effects of foreseen emission concentrations based on estimates in changes in population as well as energy use and source, which differ by model and scenario (Meehl et al., 2007). For the purposes of examining climate change ...
... indicate numbers of models factoring into the mean (Meehl et al., 2007). the effects of foreseen emission concentrations based on estimates in changes in population as well as energy use and source, which differ by model and scenario (Meehl et al., 2007). For the purposes of examining climate change ...
Global Climate Change as a Threat to U.S. National Security
... and ‘Sustain Broad Cooperation on Key Global Challenges.’6 The four bottom circles in Figure 1 are a shorthand version of the 2010 NSS. Foreign interests is consistent with the “Sustain Broad Cooperation on Key Global challenges” strategy, Economy falls under the “Ensure a strong U.S. economy” strat ...
... and ‘Sustain Broad Cooperation on Key Global Challenges.’6 The four bottom circles in Figure 1 are a shorthand version of the 2010 NSS. Foreign interests is consistent with the “Sustain Broad Cooperation on Key Global challenges” strategy, Economy falls under the “Ensure a strong U.S. economy” strat ...
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... climate change on river regimes in the Iberian Peninsula [10–12], but few studies have been conducted in North-Western Spain [13]. In this area, especially in Galicia, most rivers have little or no flow data available for such analyses. Records of river discharges are relatively recent in the region ...
... climate change on river regimes in the Iberian Peninsula [10–12], but few studies have been conducted in North-Western Spain [13]. In this area, especially in Galicia, most rivers have little or no flow data available for such analyses. Records of river discharges are relatively recent in the region ...
Future climate in the Pacific Northwest
... growing number of political leaders have stated their intention to avoid. At the high end, scenario A1FI (not shown) results in even higher climate forcing by 2100 than A2 or A1B. Mid-2000s global emissions of CO2 exceeded even the A1FI scenario (Raupach et al. 2007), and we must emphasize that the ...
... growing number of political leaders have stated their intention to avoid. At the high end, scenario A1FI (not shown) results in even higher climate forcing by 2100 than A2 or A1B. Mid-2000s global emissions of CO2 exceeded even the A1FI scenario (Raupach et al. 2007), and we must emphasize that the ...