Reports of Phase 2 Activity, January 2005
... phases affecting the Indian Ocean. In this general decision environment the Indian Ocean Climate Initiative (IOCI) was formed in 1998. Its mission was to enhance regional climate knowledge and understanding in support of adaptive decision-making. Some research and investigation of climate variabilit ...
... phases affecting the Indian Ocean. In this general decision environment the Indian Ocean Climate Initiative (IOCI) was formed in 1998. Its mission was to enhance regional climate knowledge and understanding in support of adaptive decision-making. Some research and investigation of climate variabilit ...
Rocky Mountain Forests at Risk - Union of Concerned Scientists
... forests. If these trends continue, even hotter and drier conditions could become commonplace, leading to even greater effects on Rocky Mountain forests. This report documents the latest evidence on how climate change is already disrupting the forests of the Rocky Mountain region and what scientists ...
... forests. If these trends continue, even hotter and drier conditions could become commonplace, leading to even greater effects on Rocky Mountain forests. This report documents the latest evidence on how climate change is already disrupting the forests of the Rocky Mountain region and what scientists ...
Conservation and sustainable management of peatlands in
... therefore, are extremely vulnerable because of these connections. Changes in any one of the components will inevitably impact the other, and may lead to the drastic changes in landscape structure and biogeochemistry including significant losses in carbon storage. Carbon is released both as result of ...
... therefore, are extremely vulnerable because of these connections. Changes in any one of the components will inevitably impact the other, and may lead to the drastic changes in landscape structure and biogeochemistry including significant losses in carbon storage. Carbon is released both as result of ...
internists (american college of physicians)
... Climate Change Indicators The average surface air temperature of Earth has increased by 0.8 °C (1.4 °F) since 1880 (25). In the Northern Hemisphere, the period from 1983 to 2012 was likely the warmest 30-year period of the past 1400 years (2), and 2015 was Earth's hottest year on record (26). The cu ...
... Climate Change Indicators The average surface air temperature of Earth has increased by 0.8 °C (1.4 °F) since 1880 (25). In the Northern Hemisphere, the period from 1983 to 2012 was likely the warmest 30-year period of the past 1400 years (2), and 2015 was Earth's hottest year on record (26). The cu ...
Vulnerability of Fraser River Sockeye salmon to climate change
... In the past, sockeye have been able to weather both human and environmental assaults. The species has, for example, persisted through the many periods of glaciation that occurred over the past 2 million years. Fraser sockeye have also been resilient in response to intensive aboriginal fisheries that ...
... In the past, sockeye have been able to weather both human and environmental assaults. The species has, for example, persisted through the many periods of glaciation that occurred over the past 2 million years. Fraser sockeye have also been resilient in response to intensive aboriginal fisheries that ...
Updated February, 2016 FRANCINA DOMINGUEZ francina@illinois
... Climate Signals: A New Statistical Approach Using MSSA. J. of Hydrology. V. 398 (1-2), pp. 65-75 12. * J. Cañon, F. Dominguez and J. Valdes, 2011: Vegetation Responses To Precipitation And Temperature: A Spatiotemporal Analysis Of Ecoregions In The Colorado River Basin. Int. J. Remote Sens. DOI:10. ...
... Climate Signals: A New Statistical Approach Using MSSA. J. of Hydrology. V. 398 (1-2), pp. 65-75 12. * J. Cañon, F. Dominguez and J. Valdes, 2011: Vegetation Responses To Precipitation And Temperature: A Spatiotemporal Analysis Of Ecoregions In The Colorado River Basin. Int. J. Remote Sens. DOI:10. ...
The Psychological Distance of Climate Change
... been using the terms “scepticism” and “uncertainty” interchangeably and, to compound confusion, there is also uncertainty over scepticism, for example, perceived agreement amongst scientists, and scepticism over uncertainty, for example, perceptions of what is knowable about the future. Here, we wil ...
... been using the terms “scepticism” and “uncertainty” interchangeably and, to compound confusion, there is also uncertainty over scepticism, for example, perceived agreement amongst scientists, and scepticism over uncertainty, for example, perceptions of what is knowable about the future. Here, we wil ...
Climate Change in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas - HimalDoc
... people. Their importance has local, regional, and global dimensions. Over 200 million people live in the mountains, valleys, and hills of the Hind Kush-Himalayan region, and over 1 billion people live in the basins downstream. All told, an estimated 3 billion people benefit from the water and other ...
... people. Their importance has local, regional, and global dimensions. Over 200 million people live in the mountains, valleys, and hills of the Hind Kush-Himalayan region, and over 1 billion people live in the basins downstream. All told, an estimated 3 billion people benefit from the water and other ...
http://www.fao.org/docrep/011/i0203e/i0203e00.pdf
... land use transformation, other aquatic resources uses and climatic changes. As significant coastal inhabitants (whether riparian, lacustrine or marine), fishers and fish-farmers are particularly vulnerable to the direct and indirect impacts of predicted climatic changes including changes in physical ...
... land use transformation, other aquatic resources uses and climatic changes. As significant coastal inhabitants (whether riparian, lacustrine or marine), fishers and fish-farmers are particularly vulnerable to the direct and indirect impacts of predicted climatic changes including changes in physical ...
Plot-scale evidence of tundra vegetation change and links to recent
... changes at the growth-form, rather than species level, as no single species was present at all sites. A potential drawback of this approach is that individual species within a growth form could respond in different ways to the same environmental perturbation22 . An advantage of this approach is that ...
... changes at the growth-form, rather than species level, as no single species was present at all sites. A potential drawback of this approach is that individual species within a growth form could respond in different ways to the same environmental perturbation22 . An advantage of this approach is that ...
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... assessment of climate change impacts on the market economy in the U.S. Besides differences in assumptions, the differences in agricultural impact estimates reflect differences in economic methodology which are of some general interest. The approaches. in the literature can be divided into three broa ...
... assessment of climate change impacts on the market economy in the U.S. Besides differences in assumptions, the differences in agricultural impact estimates reflect differences in economic methodology which are of some general interest. The approaches. in the literature can be divided into three broa ...
Climate Change Associated Sediment Yield Changes on the Rio
... snow and is stored in the snowpack, reduce snow water equivalence in the snowpack, and lead to earlier spring melting of the snowpack. These changes may not only impact surface water flows, but the interaction between surface water and ground water as well. Warmer temperatures are anticipated to bot ...
... snow and is stored in the snowpack, reduce snow water equivalence in the snowpack, and lead to earlier spring melting of the snowpack. These changes may not only impact surface water flows, but the interaction between surface water and ground water as well. Warmer temperatures are anticipated to bot ...
A Multi-Model Assessment of Regional Climate Disparities Caused
... mental Figure 1, are often termed Giorgi regions. These geographically defined regions have ...
... mental Figure 1, are often termed Giorgi regions. These geographically defined regions have ...
Climate Change, Agricultural Adaptation and Fairtrade
... Increasing temperatures will lead to greater heat stress and an increased risk of spikelet sterility in rice. Rice is currently grown in some extremely hot environments and there is a large genetic pool for heat resistance which can be exploited by rice breeders. Nevertheless, it will take time befo ...
... Increasing temperatures will lead to greater heat stress and an increased risk of spikelet sterility in rice. Rice is currently grown in some extremely hot environments and there is a large genetic pool for heat resistance which can be exploited by rice breeders. Nevertheless, it will take time befo ...
Options for Marine Turtles - Organization of American States
... degree of future warming. However, even if greenhouse gas emissions were to be cut dramatically, some change in climate is unavoidable. Stabilizing present day emissions would result in a continuous increase in atmospheric CO2 over the 21st Century 3, with consequences for society and ecosystems. Mi ...
... degree of future warming. However, even if greenhouse gas emissions were to be cut dramatically, some change in climate is unavoidable. Stabilizing present day emissions would result in a continuous increase in atmospheric CO2 over the 21st Century 3, with consequences for society and ecosystems. Mi ...
i2146e01
... As the Summary for Policymakers of the Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) concluded: “warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, wide ...
... As the Summary for Policymakers of the Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) concluded: “warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, wide ...
Ecological controls on net ecosystem productivity of a seasonally dry
... (Lindner et al., 2010). Net primary productivity (NPP) in these regions was expected to increase little, and in some cases to decrease, under climate change, so that many ecosystems may change from sinks to sources of C by 2100, mainly from drying caused by declining precipitation vs. rising evapotr ...
... (Lindner et al., 2010). Net primary productivity (NPP) in these regions was expected to increase little, and in some cases to decrease, under climate change, so that many ecosystems may change from sinks to sources of C by 2100, mainly from drying caused by declining precipitation vs. rising evapotr ...
Assessment of the factors influencing land
... interactions between these land-parcels and decisions. By including both the direct and indirect effects of Climate Change on the various processes included, the framework already allows for the prediction of patterns of change under a range of different climate change scenarios (through the incorpo ...
... interactions between these land-parcels and decisions. By including both the direct and indirect effects of Climate Change on the various processes included, the framework already allows for the prediction of patterns of change under a range of different climate change scenarios (through the incorpo ...
Linking Climate Change and Fish Conservation Efforts Using
... Habitat potential for Bull Trout is determined by stream size, temperature, flow regime, and channel gradient. We assumed that nonnative Brook Trout would interact competitively with juvenile Bull Trout, and the strength of that interaction might vary with climate (Rieman et al. 2006; McMahon et al. ...
... Habitat potential for Bull Trout is determined by stream size, temperature, flow regime, and channel gradient. We assumed that nonnative Brook Trout would interact competitively with juvenile Bull Trout, and the strength of that interaction might vary with climate (Rieman et al. 2006; McMahon et al. ...
Modelling the effects of climate and land cover change on
... and timber plantations are all at risk of reduced viability from a changed climate in the region. As groundwater is the primary source of domestic drinking water, reduction in recharge to coastal source aquifers is a serious immediate threat that may be exacerbated by a growing future population and ...
... and timber plantations are all at risk of reduced viability from a changed climate in the region. As groundwater is the primary source of domestic drinking water, reduction in recharge to coastal source aquifers is a serious immediate threat that may be exacerbated by a growing future population and ...
i4332e07
... ■ Climate change scenarios suggest that the grain production potential in RUK may increase due to a combination of winter temperature increase, extension of the growing season, and yieldenhancing CO2 fertilization; however the most productive semi-arid zone could suffer a dramatic increase in drou ...
... ■ Climate change scenarios suggest that the grain production potential in RUK may increase due to a combination of winter temperature increase, extension of the growing season, and yieldenhancing CO2 fertilization; however the most productive semi-arid zone could suffer a dramatic increase in drou ...
ece13 Wolff 19098590 en
... Every day, climate influences human activity, including diet, chores, recreation, and conversation. Households spend considerable amounts on housing, energy, clothing, and travel to protect themselves from extreme climates and to enjoy comfortable moderation. Geographically, climate impacts the desi ...
... Every day, climate influences human activity, including diet, chores, recreation, and conversation. Households spend considerable amounts on housing, energy, clothing, and travel to protect themselves from extreme climates and to enjoy comfortable moderation. Geographically, climate impacts the desi ...
Reasonably foreseeable futures
... passed with overwhelming bi-partisan support in 1969, is one of the most important environmental and government transparency laws in the United States. At its core, NEPA recognizes the importance of a healthy environment to our well-being and our economy and lays out a sound set of procedures to ens ...
... passed with overwhelming bi-partisan support in 1969, is one of the most important environmental and government transparency laws in the United States. At its core, NEPA recognizes the importance of a healthy environment to our well-being and our economy and lays out a sound set of procedures to ens ...
Ethnographic Perspectives on Resilience To Climate Variability in
... droughts, cyclones, floods and storm surges. Most analysts and modellers consider that these are increasing in intensity as a function of climate change, and droughts and floods are expected to increase in frequency as well.8 Successful adaptation to climate change requires understanding and enhance ...
... droughts, cyclones, floods and storm surges. Most analysts and modellers consider that these are increasing in intensity as a function of climate change, and droughts and floods are expected to increase in frequency as well.8 Successful adaptation to climate change requires understanding and enhance ...
Noosa Climate Action Plan
... residents who gave so generously of their time and knowledge, each of the venues, to those who assisted with sponsorship and promotion and all others who contributed in many smaller ways. I urge those who have not yet participated or have doubts about what the future of climate might present for our ...
... residents who gave so generously of their time and knowledge, each of the venues, to those who assisted with sponsorship and promotion and all others who contributed in many smaller ways. I urge those who have not yet participated or have doubts about what the future of climate might present for our ...