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... Abstract: Increased heat-related mortality is projected to be among the major impacts of climate change on human health, and the United States urban Northeast region is likely to be particularly vulnerable. In support of regional adaptation planning, quantitative information is needed on potential f ...
... Abstract: Increased heat-related mortality is projected to be among the major impacts of climate change on human health, and the United States urban Northeast region is likely to be particularly vulnerable. In support of regional adaptation planning, quantitative information is needed on potential f ...
challenges in quantifying changes in the global water cycle
... (Liepert et al. 2004; Wu et al. 2013). Aerosols reduce et al. 2014) and influence the East Asian monsoon the available energy for evaporation, and absorbing (e.g., Lau et al. 2006; Meehl et al. 2008; Guo et al. aerosols such as black carbon locally heat the atmo- 2012; Polson et al. 2014) and midlat ...
... (Liepert et al. 2004; Wu et al. 2013). Aerosols reduce et al. 2014) and influence the East Asian monsoon the available energy for evaporation, and absorbing (e.g., Lau et al. 2006; Meehl et al. 2008; Guo et al. aerosols such as black carbon locally heat the atmo- 2012; Polson et al. 2014) and midlat ...
The effects of climate changes on aquifer storage
... The three (one present, two future) annual series of smoothed daily recharge estimates for the Chalk and Triassic sandstone aquifers are shown in Fig. 6(a) and (b), expressed in dimensionless form. Assuming that the proportion of excess rainfall going to recharge remains constant, the percentage cha ...
... The three (one present, two future) annual series of smoothed daily recharge estimates for the Chalk and Triassic sandstone aquifers are shown in Fig. 6(a) and (b), expressed in dimensionless form. Assuming that the proportion of excess rainfall going to recharge remains constant, the percentage cha ...
Projected Heat-Related Mortality in the US Urban Northeast
... Abstract: Increased heat-related mortality is projected to be among the major impacts of climate change on human health, and the United States urban Northeast region is likely to be particularly vulnerable. In support of regional adaptation planning, quantitative information is needed on potential f ...
... Abstract: Increased heat-related mortality is projected to be among the major impacts of climate change on human health, and the United States urban Northeast region is likely to be particularly vulnerable. In support of regional adaptation planning, quantitative information is needed on potential f ...
- Macquarie University ResearchOnline
... In time, continuous changes in composition are observed. These can be explained by continuous changes in climate. The observed response in pollen assemblages is due in part to quantitative compositional shifts, and in part to range boundary shifts. When climate change is rapid, so is compositional c ...
... In time, continuous changes in composition are observed. These can be explained by continuous changes in climate. The observed response in pollen assemblages is due in part to quantitative compositional shifts, and in part to range boundary shifts. When climate change is rapid, so is compositional c ...
The importance of glacier and forest change in hydrological climate
... accumulation zone of a glacier, comprises 60 % of the total glacier area, on average (MBB, 2005; Paul et al., 2007). An increase of the ELA entails adaptation of the glacier to the altered condition until the ELA divides the glacier at a ratio of 40 to 60 % again. This adaptation occurs delayed over ...
... accumulation zone of a glacier, comprises 60 % of the total glacier area, on average (MBB, 2005; Paul et al., 2007). An increase of the ELA entails adaptation of the glacier to the altered condition until the ELA divides the glacier at a ratio of 40 to 60 % again. This adaptation occurs delayed over ...
Coastal habitats shield people and property from sea
... of vulnerability and so on). Previous efforts have mapped physical vulnerability of coastal areas using data and forecasts for sea-level rise and storm surge16,17 and used social metrics of vulnerability18 to identify where consequences of physical hazards will be greatest for people2,19 . Missing, ...
... of vulnerability and so on). Previous efforts have mapped physical vulnerability of coastal areas using data and forecasts for sea-level rise and storm surge16,17 and used social metrics of vulnerability18 to identify where consequences of physical hazards will be greatest for people2,19 . Missing, ...
CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS FOR MACEDONIA
... General circulation models (GCMs) are commonly used to assess the large‐scale response of climate system to different forcings, such as changes in greenhouse gas concentrations. Different emission/concentration scenarios, based on socio‐economic storylines that might be accomplished in the 21st c ...
... General circulation models (GCMs) are commonly used to assess the large‐scale response of climate system to different forcings, such as changes in greenhouse gas concentrations. Different emission/concentration scenarios, based on socio‐economic storylines that might be accomplished in the 21st c ...
Attribution of extreme weather and climate
... geographical coverage of events remains patchy and based on the interests and capabilities of individual research groups. The development of operational event attribution would allow a more timely and methodical production of attribution assessments than currently obtained on an ad hoc basis. For ev ...
... geographical coverage of events remains patchy and based on the interests and capabilities of individual research groups. The development of operational event attribution would allow a more timely and methodical production of attribution assessments than currently obtained on an ad hoc basis. For ev ...
Decadal-Scale Change in a Large-River Ecosystem
... in the mean temperature and sea level may become more important as these changes become larger in coming decades. In the case of sea level rise, if substratum elevations in wetlands and vegetated shallows do not accrete fast enough to keep up with the rising sea level, rooted vegetation in these are ...
... in the mean temperature and sea level may become more important as these changes become larger in coming decades. In the case of sea level rise, if substratum elevations in wetlands and vegetated shallows do not accrete fast enough to keep up with the rising sea level, rooted vegetation in these are ...
Climate and the Carbon Cycle - CARBO
... When it gets hot and dry - droughts, heat waves and fire...........................................8 Highlight Chapter 2 Storms, floods and frost.............................................................................................. 10 Highlight Chapter 3 Observing the response of carbon an ...
... When it gets hot and dry - droughts, heat waves and fire...........................................8 Highlight Chapter 2 Storms, floods and frost.............................................................................................. 10 Highlight Chapter 3 Observing the response of carbon an ...
- American Meteorological Society
... This leads us to a key question in studies of the global and regional water cycle: how will long-term changes in climate impact the partitioning of annual precipitation between evapotranspiration (ET) and runoff ? On a global scale, higher temperatures lead to increased ocean and land surface evapor ...
... This leads us to a key question in studies of the global and regional water cycle: how will long-term changes in climate impact the partitioning of annual precipitation between evapotranspiration (ET) and runoff ? On a global scale, higher temperatures lead to increased ocean and land surface evapor ...
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... that the increased trend of vegetation was related to precipitation rather than temperature [9–11]. However, these studies neglected the potential effects of warming on vegetation growth via the increase in water availability through the melting of snow and glaciers. In arid and semi-arid regions, w ...
... that the increased trend of vegetation was related to precipitation rather than temperature [9–11]. However, these studies neglected the potential effects of warming on vegetation growth via the increase in water availability through the melting of snow and glaciers. In arid and semi-arid regions, w ...
Climate change response strategies for agriculture: Challenges and opportunities for the 21st century
... temperatures, elevated CO2 concentration, precipitation changes, increased weeds, pests, and disease pressure, and increased vulnerability of organic carbon pools. High temperatures can lead to negative impacts such as added heat stress, especially in areas at low to mid-latitudes already at risk to ...
... temperatures, elevated CO2 concentration, precipitation changes, increased weeds, pests, and disease pressure, and increased vulnerability of organic carbon pools. High temperatures can lead to negative impacts such as added heat stress, especially in areas at low to mid-latitudes already at risk to ...
Climate Change Adaptation for Smallholder Farmers in Southeast Asia
... over an extended period of time (typically decades or longer) whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity (Easterling et al. 2007, IPCC 2007a), is happening now, and is already affecting many natural systems around the world (IPCC 2007a). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...
... over an extended period of time (typically decades or longer) whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity (Easterling et al. 2007, IPCC 2007a), is happening now, and is already affecting many natural systems around the world (IPCC 2007a). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...
Climate Change Knows No Borders
... can swell rivers, causing floods and devastation downstream whether in-country or transboundary. The Kedarnath tragedy, in which more than 5,700 people died as a result of flooding and landslides caused by a multi-day cloudburst in Uttarakhand province in Northern India, is one example. Lakes caused ...
... can swell rivers, causing floods and devastation downstream whether in-country or transboundary. The Kedarnath tragedy, in which more than 5,700 people died as a result of flooding and landslides caused by a multi-day cloudburst in Uttarakhand province in Northern India, is one example. Lakes caused ...
Adaptation to Climate Change: Evidence from US Agriculture September 30, 2013
... weather. Long run adaptations appear to have mitigated less than about half of the shortrun effects of extreme heat exposure on corn yields, and point estimates across a range of specifications suggest that long run adaptions have more likely offset none of these short run impacts. We also show limi ...
... weather. Long run adaptations appear to have mitigated less than about half of the shortrun effects of extreme heat exposure on corn yields, and point estimates across a range of specifications suggest that long run adaptions have more likely offset none of these short run impacts. We also show limi ...
Chapter 4 Hydrology and water resources
... took place a few million years ago, with mean air temperatures 3 ° C - 4 ° C above present, can be an analog of climatic conditions for the more distant future years 2040-2050. ...
... took place a few million years ago, with mean air temperatures 3 ° C - 4 ° C above present, can be an analog of climatic conditions for the more distant future years 2040-2050. ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Rice Production in Nepal
... period 1975 to 2006, and precipitation has become more erratic (Shrestha et al, 1999, Baidya et al., 2008). During 1977 and 1994, the Terai region has, on average, seen an increase in annual temperature of 0.04°C/yr (Shrestha, 2004). Climate-related changes have been observed in precipitation patter ...
... period 1975 to 2006, and precipitation has become more erratic (Shrestha et al, 1999, Baidya et al., 2008). During 1977 and 1994, the Terai region has, on average, seen an increase in annual temperature of 0.04°C/yr (Shrestha, 2004). Climate-related changes have been observed in precipitation patter ...
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... We hypothesize that if people have the perception that climate change affects sea level rise and that sea level rise is a threat to respondents, then their willingness to pay for programs that will protect current wetlands and build future wetlands will be affected. There were four questions asked i ...
... We hypothesize that if people have the perception that climate change affects sea level rise and that sea level rise is a threat to respondents, then their willingness to pay for programs that will protect current wetlands and build future wetlands will be affected. There were four questions asked i ...
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... The eastern Arabian Sea hosts one of the most intense Oxygen Minimum Zones (OMZ) in the world. Changes in monsoon airflow and subsurface circulation drive OMZ variations in the region. Sediments from the region hosting evidence of past OMZ change have rarely been studied. Hence, retrieving high-qual ...
... The eastern Arabian Sea hosts one of the most intense Oxygen Minimum Zones (OMZ) in the world. Changes in monsoon airflow and subsurface circulation drive OMZ variations in the region. Sediments from the region hosting evidence of past OMZ change have rarely been studied. Hence, retrieving high-qual ...
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6 February 2007. This meeting[2] discussed a background
... They will work with the climate change policy and decision-makers within their own countries as the primary response to the challenges that climate change poses for World Heritage. States Parties and managers of individual World Heritage properties will consider undertaking site-level monitoring, mi ...
... They will work with the climate change policy and decision-makers within their own countries as the primary response to the challenges that climate change poses for World Heritage. States Parties and managers of individual World Heritage properties will consider undertaking site-level monitoring, mi ...
Climate Change and Whitebark Pine
... models, and species envelope models, are developed by linking current climate with current distribution of a species of interest by means of advanced statistical modeling. Then, using the statistical model, a future species distribution is computed using projected climate data as inputs. However, SD ...
... models, and species envelope models, are developed by linking current climate with current distribution of a species of interest by means of advanced statistical modeling. Then, using the statistical model, a future species distribution is computed using projected climate data as inputs. However, SD ...
Comparing impacts of climate change on streamflow in four large
... Stankiewicz (2006) defined three different regimes according to a precipitation threshold for the African continent and calculated for these three regimes the perennial drainage density as a function of mean annual rainfall. By using six GCMs (not specified) to assess the projected changes in mean a ...
... Stankiewicz (2006) defined three different regimes according to a precipitation threshold for the African continent and calculated for these three regimes the perennial drainage density as a function of mean annual rainfall. By using six GCMs (not specified) to assess the projected changes in mean a ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE LIMITED
... would exist through to 2050 under a “no climate change” case. This was compared to the IPCC A2 and B2 scenarios, using data derived from downscaled, regional PRECIS climate model. There were mixed results overall, with temperature generally having the larger unit effect on output. For the A2 scenari ...
... would exist through to 2050 under a “no climate change” case. This was compared to the IPCC A2 and B2 scenarios, using data derived from downscaled, regional PRECIS climate model. There were mixed results overall, with temperature generally having the larger unit effect on output. For the A2 scenari ...