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... temperature). While the effect on yield of 2o C temperature increase combined with carbon fertilization may or may not be positive, the effect of a 5o C increase during the growing season is likely to be negative. The use of spatial downscaling, such as in Hayhoe et al. (2004), has only recently bec ...
... temperature). While the effect on yield of 2o C temperature increase combined with carbon fertilization may or may not be positive, the effect of a 5o C increase during the growing season is likely to be negative. The use of spatial downscaling, such as in Hayhoe et al. (2004), has only recently bec ...
Adapting to our changing climate
... The Western Australian Government is committed to ensuring the future prosperity of our State, and minimising the effects that climate change will have on our environment, economy and community. Climate change is happening now and will continue to occur and affect Western Australia’s communities, in ...
... The Western Australian Government is committed to ensuring the future prosperity of our State, and minimising the effects that climate change will have on our environment, economy and community. Climate change is happening now and will continue to occur and affect Western Australia’s communities, in ...
Understanding the Science of Climate Change Natural Resource Report NPS/NRPC/NRR—2010/210
... climate change and impacts to protected areas. The information While all of the statements are informed by science, not all stateis intended to provide a basic understanding of the science of ments carry the same level of confidence or scientific certainty. climate change, known and expected impacts ...
... climate change and impacts to protected areas. The information While all of the statements are informed by science, not all stateis intended to provide a basic understanding of the science of ments carry the same level of confidence or scientific certainty. climate change, known and expected impacts ...
Road Owners Adapting to Climate Change
... climate is also strongly influenced by the lowland topography of this part of Europe, stretching from France to Ukraine. Not stopped by any natural barriers, air masses move quickly from the Atlantic or North Sea. Another factor is the country's location, far from vast water bodies (the Atlantic Oce ...
... climate is also strongly influenced by the lowland topography of this part of Europe, stretching from France to Ukraine. Not stopped by any natural barriers, air masses move quickly from the Atlantic or North Sea. Another factor is the country's location, far from vast water bodies (the Atlantic Oce ...
Adaptation to climate change in the countries of the Lower Mekong
... droughts are expected to increase in terms of frequency, severity and duration. The potential impacts of climate change include changes to rice productivity, with increases in wet season crops in some areas and decreases in others; acceleration of forest degradation including the loss of wet and dry ...
... droughts are expected to increase in terms of frequency, severity and duration. The potential impacts of climate change include changes to rice productivity, with increases in wet season crops in some areas and decreases in others; acceleration of forest degradation including the loss of wet and dry ...
Million Species
... I.II,}"C bodied animals is further enhanced because of other correlated 11 .lil s such as their requirement oflarge foraging area, greater food in 1.1"(" high habitat specificity, and lower reproductive rates (West and I ~i'( 'WII, 2(05). Why thcn (in evolutionary terms) be big? Three reasons are t ...
... I.II,}"C bodied animals is further enhanced because of other correlated 11 .lil s such as their requirement oflarge foraging area, greater food in 1.1"(" high habitat specificity, and lower reproductive rates (West and I ~i'( 'WII, 2(05). Why thcn (in evolutionary terms) be big? Three reasons are t ...
Climate Impacts in Mesoamerican Countries
... models suggest a general decrease in precipitation over Central America during the remainder of this century. In a study (described in more detail below), Oglesby et al. (2005; 2009) used the MM5 regional climate model at a horizontal resolution of 12 km to investigate Central American climate chang ...
... models suggest a general decrease in precipitation over Central America during the remainder of this century. In a study (described in more detail below), Oglesby et al. (2005; 2009) used the MM5 regional climate model at a horizontal resolution of 12 km to investigate Central American climate chang ...
The Genus Neoceratium (Planktonic Dinoflagellates) as a Potential
... recent samples [30]. Indeed, the warming of surface waters seemed to have subtly modified the seasonal assemblage of Neoceratium species in the Ligurian Sea, which tended to become closer to the assemblage characterizing the Tyrrhenian waters. In addition, a decrease in species richness was observed ...
... recent samples [30]. Indeed, the warming of surface waters seemed to have subtly modified the seasonal assemblage of Neoceratium species in the Ligurian Sea, which tended to become closer to the assemblage characterizing the Tyrrhenian waters. In addition, a decrease in species richness was observed ...
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... expected to increase in all areas. Potential evaporation is also highly likely to increase in all areas due to higher temperatures. These increases will be larger in regions and seasons in which rainfall decreases. Increases in open water evaporation will affect wetlands and water storages. The comb ...
... expected to increase in all areas. Potential evaporation is also highly likely to increase in all areas due to higher temperatures. These increases will be larger in regions and seasons in which rainfall decreases. Increases in open water evaporation will affect wetlands and water storages. The comb ...
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... The theoretical framework of the TOA-MD model (Antle, 2011a) assumes that farmers, as economically rational people, choose from a set of farm systems that yield positive expected net returns. In this climate analysis, the economic outcomes associated with each of the two systems base system (system ...
... The theoretical framework of the TOA-MD model (Antle, 2011a) assumes that farmers, as economically rational people, choose from a set of farm systems that yield positive expected net returns. In this climate analysis, the economic outcomes associated with each of the two systems base system (system ...
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... multiple stresses, to shocks and to risk over a longer period”. Both impacts and vulnerability may be reduced by adaptation – adjustments in natural or human systems to a new or changing environment. ...
... multiple stresses, to shocks and to risk over a longer period”. Both impacts and vulnerability may be reduced by adaptation – adjustments in natural or human systems to a new or changing environment. ...
Estimated PDFs of climate system properties including natural and
... Levitus et al. [2000, 2005] ocean temperature data; however, one can obtain a correct temperature change with excessive mixing if S is too low, for example. Hence a single diagnostic is not sufficient to describe fully the model response. [16] From the two sensitivity tests regarding the strength of ...
... Levitus et al. [2000, 2005] ocean temperature data; however, one can obtain a correct temperature change with excessive mixing if S is too low, for example. Hence a single diagnostic is not sufficient to describe fully the model response. [16] From the two sensitivity tests regarding the strength of ...
- Global Support Programme
... consciousness, of the degree of vulnerability of their productive systems, and they haven’t identified any possible adaptation measure that ought to be developed to face these challenges. These climatic changes have a direct effect on natural resources and the production of the zone, causing difficu ...
... consciousness, of the degree of vulnerability of their productive systems, and they haven’t identified any possible adaptation measure that ought to be developed to face these challenges. These climatic changes have a direct effect on natural resources and the production of the zone, causing difficu ...
Geographies of Race and Food
... deep divisions through the negotiating parties at the 2009 COP 15 summit at Copenhagen, and it is likely to become increasingly intense as the impacts of climate change grow more severe. In April 2010, the British lawyer, Polly Higgins added to the debates about global responsibilities for climate c ...
... deep divisions through the negotiating parties at the 2009 COP 15 summit at Copenhagen, and it is likely to become increasingly intense as the impacts of climate change grow more severe. In April 2010, the British lawyer, Polly Higgins added to the debates about global responsibilities for climate c ...
Technical Summary - Global Environment Facility
... under climate change scenarios. For the Rhizophora species more trees per hectare and more biomass production are simulated for all climate change scenarios. Rangelands and Livestock Simulations from the SPUR2 model suggest that precipitation at the Bakendike Flats is projected to increase by 1% und ...
... under climate change scenarios. For the Rhizophora species more trees per hectare and more biomass production are simulated for all climate change scenarios. Rangelands and Livestock Simulations from the SPUR2 model suggest that precipitation at the Bakendike Flats is projected to increase by 1% und ...
- UNDP Climate Change Adaptation
... uncertainty in projections on a clear direction of change in the case of long-term precipitation averages2, though rainfall events are expected to become more intense, with increasing variability during the monsoon season. In addition, the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (SPM)3 suggests sea-level ris ...
... uncertainty in projections on a clear direction of change in the case of long-term precipitation averages2, though rainfall events are expected to become more intense, with increasing variability during the monsoon season. In addition, the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (SPM)3 suggests sea-level ris ...
Summing up Sendai: progress integrating climate
... † Climate, fishing, nutrient enrichment, habitat loss, ocean acidification, and other issues are confounded by both additive and especially multiplicative factors and interactions (Figure 1). Understanding these “knock-on” effects is of critical interest to society, but this cannot be done sequentia ...
... † Climate, fishing, nutrient enrichment, habitat loss, ocean acidification, and other issues are confounded by both additive and especially multiplicative factors and interactions (Figure 1). Understanding these “knock-on” effects is of critical interest to society, but this cannot be done sequentia ...
Slide 1
... Wetland conservation is a major environmental concern in the Chesapeake Bay region. Substantial losses due to land development and other factors have had profound impacts on the Bay’s aquatic resources. Major wetland functions include: habitat provision, water quality improvement, flood protection, ...
... Wetland conservation is a major environmental concern in the Chesapeake Bay region. Substantial losses due to land development and other factors have had profound impacts on the Bay’s aquatic resources. Major wetland functions include: habitat provision, water quality improvement, flood protection, ...
All Climate Change is Local: Understanding and Predicting the
... Importantly, there are likely to be “winners” and “losers” in organismal responses to climate change, depending on how close organisms are living to their environmental limits and their thermal optima. Which species or populations are “winners” or “losers” may be determined by comparing the performa ...
... Importantly, there are likely to be “winners” and “losers” in organismal responses to climate change, depending on how close organisms are living to their environmental limits and their thermal optima. Which species or populations are “winners” or “losers” may be determined by comparing the performa ...
Report of the Climate Change Task Force
... Professional engineers and geoscientists recommend actions and make decisions in many diverse fields. While some disciplines of engineering and geoscience are more obviously impacted by the need to adapt to climate change such as building and infrastructure design, or energy consumption, most if n ...
... Professional engineers and geoscientists recommend actions and make decisions in many diverse fields. While some disciplines of engineering and geoscience are more obviously impacted by the need to adapt to climate change such as building and infrastructure design, or energy consumption, most if n ...
massaChusetts` rising eConomiC risk from Climate
... research. As they generate power from warm, moist air over warm ocean waters, hurricanes are becoming more intense as climate change continues to increase ocean temperatures. The current scientific understanding is that sustained warming will result in the more intense hurricanes becoming more frequ ...
... research. As they generate power from warm, moist air over warm ocean waters, hurricanes are becoming more intense as climate change continues to increase ocean temperatures. The current scientific understanding is that sustained warming will result in the more intense hurricanes becoming more frequ ...
Executive Summary -- Rocky Mountain Forests at Risk
... mid-century and remain that high into the last decades of the century. However, if emissions continue unchecked, average temperatures could rise by about 6°F by mid-century—and by 10°F in the last decades of the century. Robust science offers strong evidence of what likely lies ahead for Rocky Mount ...
... mid-century and remain that high into the last decades of the century. However, if emissions continue unchecked, average temperatures could rise by about 6°F by mid-century—and by 10°F in the last decades of the century. Robust science offers strong evidence of what likely lies ahead for Rocky Mount ...
Sensitivity of tree growth to the atmospheric vertical profile in the
... demographic, and ecosystem processes (Bonan 2002). Together, these processes determine where plant species grow, how well they grow, and how their arrangement within the communities’ changes over time (Bonan 2002). In this context, any changes in the state of weather and climate will affect terrestr ...
... demographic, and ecosystem processes (Bonan 2002). Together, these processes determine where plant species grow, how well they grow, and how their arrangement within the communities’ changes over time (Bonan 2002). In this context, any changes in the state of weather and climate will affect terrestr ...
Topic 3: Economic Vulnerability under Climate Change
... O’Neill, Brian C., et al. "A new scenario framework for climate change research: the concept of shared socioeconomic pathways." Climatic Change 122.3 (2014): 387-400. Riahi, Keywan, et al. "The shared socioeconomic pathways and their energy, land use, and greenhouse gas emissions ...
... O’Neill, Brian C., et al. "A new scenario framework for climate change research: the concept of shared socioeconomic pathways." Climatic Change 122.3 (2014): 387-400. Riahi, Keywan, et al. "The shared socioeconomic pathways and their energy, land use, and greenhouse gas emissions ...
7 LAGOS STATE CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT COMMUNIQUE
... effective global response to the challenge of climate change as a global common. While declaring the Summit open, His Excellency, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), the Governor of Lagos State, noted that the summit will be the last for his administration. He acknowledged the contributions of the im ...
... effective global response to the challenge of climate change as a global common. While declaring the Summit open, His Excellency, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), the Governor of Lagos State, noted that the summit will be the last for his administration. He acknowledged the contributions of the im ...