Douglas Wilcox, Research and Program Development Division, Manitoba Agricultural Services
... Manitoba farmers know that vagaries of climate are the norm and the historical record documents many crop loss years resulting from extreme weather events. Management plays a part but annual weather variations, both within the growing season and in terms of extremes, are the main cause of crop yield ...
... Manitoba farmers know that vagaries of climate are the norm and the historical record documents many crop loss years resulting from extreme weather events. Management plays a part but annual weather variations, both within the growing season and in terms of extremes, are the main cause of crop yield ...
Climate change impacts on South American Rangelands
... forests. This massive deforestation will have negative impacts on the biological diversity ...
... forests. This massive deforestation will have negative impacts on the biological diversity ...
Does the terrestrial biosphere have planetary tipping points?
... terrestrial biosphere remains unconfirmed. By evaluating potential mechanisms and drivers, we conclude that spatial heterogeneity in drivers and responses, and lack of strong continental interconnectivity, probably induce relatively smooth changes at the global scale, without an expectation of marke ...
... terrestrial biosphere remains unconfirmed. By evaluating potential mechanisms and drivers, we conclude that spatial heterogeneity in drivers and responses, and lack of strong continental interconnectivity, probably induce relatively smooth changes at the global scale, without an expectation of marke ...
Chapter 18: Human Impacts on Climate
... insurance—most people buy it because the consequences of a loss are great, not because they expect to have a fire. Climate change can potentially produce immense negative consequences, including rising sea levels, species and ecosystem loss, and drought. Some scientists believe it is possible that c ...
... insurance—most people buy it because the consequences of a loss are great, not because they expect to have a fire. Climate change can potentially produce immense negative consequences, including rising sea levels, species and ecosystem loss, and drought. Some scientists believe it is possible that c ...
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... “Particularly at risk are the arid and semi-arid regions and the grassland areas of eastern and southern Africa, and the areas already threatened by land degradation and desertification.” (CGIAR, 2001) According to IPCC 2001, climate change is likely to present opportunities for agriculture to expan ...
... “Particularly at risk are the arid and semi-arid regions and the grassland areas of eastern and southern Africa, and the areas already threatened by land degradation and desertification.” (CGIAR, 2001) According to IPCC 2001, climate change is likely to present opportunities for agriculture to expan ...
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... examine the climate trends and global crop production since 1980 and suggest that in the cropping regions and growing seasons of most countries, global maize and wheat production has declined by 3.8% and 5.5%, respectively, relative to an absence of climate trends. One caveat in their study is that ...
... examine the climate trends and global crop production since 1980 and suggest that in the cropping regions and growing seasons of most countries, global maize and wheat production has declined by 3.8% and 5.5%, respectively, relative to an absence of climate trends. One caveat in their study is that ...
synthesis of forest genetics and ecological research in view of
... There are other, more direct reasons which will prohibit the spontaneous mass migration of trees, such as the fragmentedness of man-dominated landscapes, and the comparably very slow development of soil conditions – an overlooked constraint in subpolar and alpine environments. In the north boreal/su ...
... There are other, more direct reasons which will prohibit the spontaneous mass migration of trees, such as the fragmentedness of man-dominated landscapes, and the comparably very slow development of soil conditions – an overlooked constraint in subpolar and alpine environments. In the north boreal/su ...
BMJ 1997 - University of Western Cape
... population lives within 60 km of the sea. An increase would affect various processes and structures on which food production, economies, and public health depend. The displacement of communities living on the coast or on small islands would be a particular health hazard, especially in poorer, populo ...
... population lives within 60 km of the sea. An increase would affect various processes and structures on which food production, economies, and public health depend. The displacement of communities living on the coast or on small islands would be a particular health hazard, especially in poorer, populo ...
The European climate under a 2 °C global warming
... temperature, precipitation, winds and surface energy budgets are found based on the ensemble of simulations. The results indicate that most of Europe will experience higher warming than the global average. They also reveal strong distributional patterns across Europe, which will be important in subs ...
... temperature, precipitation, winds and surface energy budgets are found based on the ensemble of simulations. The results indicate that most of Europe will experience higher warming than the global average. They also reveal strong distributional patterns across Europe, which will be important in subs ...
MPSAC Climate Change White Paper
... • Observational data and models are both used intensively in climate research. They have not been used in concert to anything like the same extent as in Numerical Weather Prediction. There are enormous benefits to be reaped from a systematic approach to assimilating data into climate models. This wo ...
... • Observational data and models are both used intensively in climate research. They have not been used in concert to anything like the same extent as in Numerical Weather Prediction. There are enormous benefits to be reaped from a systematic approach to assimilating data into climate models. This wo ...
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... the economic consequences of crop yield reductions in these areas are largely unexplored. To fill this empirical gap, this study evaluates the potential impacts from climate change on the agricultural sector of an economy located in the semi-tropical area-Taiwan. The results illustrate not only the ...
... the economic consequences of crop yield reductions in these areas are largely unexplored. To fill this empirical gap, this study evaluates the potential impacts from climate change on the agricultural sector of an economy located in the semi-tropical area-Taiwan. The results illustrate not only the ...
Integrated Assessment Model of Climate Change: The AIM Approach Yuzuru M
... variables, bio-temperature and annual precipitation, determine the classification. Maps produced by the Holdridge model represent potential distributions of vegetation depended on the climate. The changes in temperature and precipitation projected by Eqs. (1) and (2) are used to estimate the changes ...
... variables, bio-temperature and annual precipitation, determine the classification. Maps produced by the Holdridge model represent potential distributions of vegetation depended on the climate. The changes in temperature and precipitation projected by Eqs. (1) and (2) are used to estimate the changes ...
Climate dangers and atoll countries
... countries of the Pacific and small island states in general are increasingly integrated into the world economy primarily through commercial exploitation of their extensive Exclusive Economic Zones and through international tourism. Forces of globalisation, regional integration and national policy c ...
... countries of the Pacific and small island states in general are increasingly integrated into the world economy primarily through commercial exploitation of their extensive Exclusive Economic Zones and through international tourism. Forces of globalisation, regional integration and national policy c ...
File - The Building Blocks For Learning
... Seabirds, seals, and other animals higher on the marine food web within upwelling systems would likely experience climate change impacts through changes in habitat or food supply. Up-the-chain reductions in anchovy, for example, have been linked with lower seabird populations. Seabirds and seals bot ...
... Seabirds, seals, and other animals higher on the marine food web within upwelling systems would likely experience climate change impacts through changes in habitat or food supply. Up-the-chain reductions in anchovy, for example, have been linked with lower seabird populations. Seabirds and seals bot ...
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... The guidance manual entitled Climate Change Adaptation: Guidance on Adapting New Zealand’s Built Environment for the Impacts of Climate Change provides information on the adaptation of the New Zealand built environment to the impacts of climate change. It is designed to help government agencies and ...
... The guidance manual entitled Climate Change Adaptation: Guidance on Adapting New Zealand’s Built Environment for the Impacts of Climate Change provides information on the adaptation of the New Zealand built environment to the impacts of climate change. It is designed to help government agencies and ...
Climate Change: Implications For Defence
... Computer models of the climate used by the IPCC indicate that changes will continue under a range of possible greenhouse gas emission scenarios over the 21st century. If emissions continue to rise at the current rate, impacts by the end of this century are projected to include a global average tempe ...
... Computer models of the climate used by the IPCC indicate that changes will continue under a range of possible greenhouse gas emission scenarios over the 21st century. If emissions continue to rise at the current rate, impacts by the end of this century are projected to include a global average tempe ...
01-04_iniziali:Layout 1 - Associazione Italiana di Agrometeorologia
... 1. INTRODUCTION Climate change through extreme temperature, frequent flooding and drought and increased salinity of water used for irrigation has become a recurrent subject of debate globally including Nigeria (Pachauri and Reisinger, 2007). Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, Southwest Nigeria is highly ...
... 1. INTRODUCTION Climate change through extreme temperature, frequent flooding and drought and increased salinity of water used for irrigation has become a recurrent subject of debate globally including Nigeria (Pachauri and Reisinger, 2007). Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, Southwest Nigeria is highly ...
Climate change scenarios for impact assessment in Cuba
... 2.3. Climate change projection. The last stage in scenario construction involves the use of GCM simulations to project the necessary variables for impact assessment and their spatial pattern of change. Projecting the climate change using GCMs requires large amounts of computer time to carry out simu ...
... 2.3. Climate change projection. The last stage in scenario construction involves the use of GCM simulations to project the necessary variables for impact assessment and their spatial pattern of change. Projecting the climate change using GCMs requires large amounts of computer time to carry out simu ...
Impacts of Climate Change on Marine Organisms and Ecosystems
... of water has a peculiar non-linear dependency on temperature that results in cold seawater sinking but ice floating. Although global mean sea-surface temperatures are rising at only about half the rate as that for land, 0.13 C per decade compared to 0.27 C per decade since 1979 [10], increasing te ...
... of water has a peculiar non-linear dependency on temperature that results in cold seawater sinking but ice floating. Although global mean sea-surface temperatures are rising at only about half the rate as that for land, 0.13 C per decade compared to 0.27 C per decade since 1979 [10], increasing te ...
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... DK: And those changes are even more pronounced in the winter -- average winter overnight lows have warmed by roughly 5 degrees since 1970, and we aren’t seeing as many recordbreaking cold days. ED: And the warming trend gets more pronounced as you travel north. "Northern Minnesota is definitely bear ...
... DK: And those changes are even more pronounced in the winter -- average winter overnight lows have warmed by roughly 5 degrees since 1970, and we aren’t seeing as many recordbreaking cold days. ED: And the warming trend gets more pronounced as you travel north. "Northern Minnesota is definitely bear ...
IOSR Journal of Applied Physics (IOSR-JAP)
... are significant at the 1% level in all the stations. Table 4 shows a downward trend in rainfall in three out of the six stations. These stations with decreasing trends are Maiduguri, Kaduna and Makurdi. Only Makurdi shows a significant downward trend at the 5% level. Enugu, Ibadan and Calabar show u ...
... are significant at the 1% level in all the stations. Table 4 shows a downward trend in rainfall in three out of the six stations. These stations with decreasing trends are Maiduguri, Kaduna and Makurdi. Only Makurdi shows a significant downward trend at the 5% level. Enugu, Ibadan and Calabar show u ...
Distributional Impacts of Climate Change and Food Security in
... included, most of today’s key agriculture regions are likely to experience more extreme rainfall distributions that can highly impact food production through more frequent and extreme events such as droughts and floods. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Oceani ...
... included, most of today’s key agriculture regions are likely to experience more extreme rainfall distributions that can highly impact food production through more frequent and extreme events such as droughts and floods. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Oceani ...
Ten Overlooked Issues in Climate Change Science Roger A. Pielke Sr.
... 1. Past climate is a useful guide to the future - Assessing past climate conditions provides a very effective analysis tool to assess societal and environmental vulnerability to future climate, regardless of the extent the future climate is altered by human activity. Our current and future vulnerabi ...
... 1. Past climate is a useful guide to the future - Assessing past climate conditions provides a very effective analysis tool to assess societal and environmental vulnerability to future climate, regardless of the extent the future climate is altered by human activity. Our current and future vulnerabi ...
Economic Impacts Of Climate Change On Colorado
... Policymakers across the country are now seeking solutions to curb greenhouse gas emissions and to help us adapt to the impending impacts triggered by past emissions. The debate to date has primarily focused on the perceived costs of alternative solutions, yet there can also be significant costs of i ...
... Policymakers across the country are now seeking solutions to curb greenhouse gas emissions and to help us adapt to the impending impacts triggered by past emissions. The debate to date has primarily focused on the perceived costs of alternative solutions, yet there can also be significant costs of i ...
here - MtnClim 2016
... The 2016 Mountain Climate Conference will continue the tradition of excellence established by over a decade of MtnClim meetings by working at the intersection of climate and a host of other scientific disciplines including hydrology, ecology, and glaciology. The 7th Mountain Climate Conference will ...
... The 2016 Mountain Climate Conference will continue the tradition of excellence established by over a decade of MtnClim meetings by working at the intersection of climate and a host of other scientific disciplines including hydrology, ecology, and glaciology. The 7th Mountain Climate Conference will ...