Climate change in Australia | Monsoonal North cluster report
... In recognition of the impact of climate change on the management of Australia’s natural resources, the Australian Government developed the Regional Natural Resource Management Planning for Climate Change Fund. This fund has enabled significant research into the impact of the future climate on Austra ...
... In recognition of the impact of climate change on the management of Australia’s natural resources, the Australian Government developed the Regional Natural Resource Management Planning for Climate Change Fund. This fund has enabled significant research into the impact of the future climate on Austra ...
Suitability of European climate for the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes
... become more suitable for the mosquito over central northwestern Europe (Benelux, western Germany) and the Balkans, while they have become less suitable over southern Spain. Similar trends are likely in the future, with an increased risk simulated over northern Europe and slightly decreased risk over ...
... become more suitable for the mosquito over central northwestern Europe (Benelux, western Germany) and the Balkans, while they have become less suitable over southern Spain. Similar trends are likely in the future, with an increased risk simulated over northern Europe and slightly decreased risk over ...
Regional Climate Change Curriculum Development ToT Report
... capacity of targeted countries to achieve meaningful and sustained reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from the forestry-land use sector, and allow these countries to benefit from the emerging international Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) framework. One of LEAF’s ...
... capacity of targeted countries to achieve meaningful and sustained reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from the forestry-land use sector, and allow these countries to benefit from the emerging international Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) framework. One of LEAF’s ...
The tropicalization of temperate marine ecosystems: climate
... macrophytes is depicted with crosses symbolizing overgrazing of Ecklonia spp. by Kyphosus spp., Siganus spp. and C. japonicus in Japan (a); decline of Ecklonia radiata and potential overgrazing by Kyphosus spp. and Siganus spp. in western (d ) and eastern (e) Australia, and loss of Cystoseira spp. i ...
... macrophytes is depicted with crosses symbolizing overgrazing of Ecklonia spp. by Kyphosus spp., Siganus spp. and C. japonicus in Japan (a); decline of Ecklonia radiata and potential overgrazing by Kyphosus spp. and Siganus spp. in western (d ) and eastern (e) Australia, and loss of Cystoseira spp. i ...
Large scale connectivity conservation in mountains: A critical
... to survive and move and for ecosystem processes to continue to function (Bennett et al. 2006). The opposite, habitat destruction and fragmentation leads to extinctions (IUCN 2004). Connectivity conservation areas are also a critical response to climate change and the associated biome shifts that may ...
... to survive and move and for ecosystem processes to continue to function (Bennett et al. 2006). The opposite, habitat destruction and fragmentation leads to extinctions (IUCN 2004). Connectivity conservation areas are also a critical response to climate change and the associated biome shifts that may ...
PDF
... sector nationally and in the southern United States. A number of hypothetical biological responses to climate change are considered, representing small changes and likely boundaries on the range of forest response to stresses induced by global change. For this exploratory study, scenarios are not ba ...
... sector nationally and in the southern United States. A number of hypothetical biological responses to climate change are considered, representing small changes and likely boundaries on the range of forest response to stresses induced by global change. For this exploratory study, scenarios are not ba ...
Needs Assessment: Turks and Caicos Islands
... changing pattern of rainfall that sees fewer but more intense rainfall events10. There are fears of an increase in the propensity and severity of risk of drought conditions on the TCI.11 Sea Surface Temperatures (SST) in region are already rising and this trend is forecast to continue. Over the past ...
... changing pattern of rainfall that sees fewer but more intense rainfall events10. There are fears of an increase in the propensity and severity of risk of drought conditions on the TCI.11 Sea Surface Temperatures (SST) in region are already rising and this trend is forecast to continue. Over the past ...
a case study in the Italian Alp
... are stored in a catalog. In the next step an independent set of SLP fields, e.g. another observed period or GCM output, is analysed with the objective of finding the most similar large-scale atmospheric situation in the catalog for each day of the target period. The most similar pattern is then call ...
... are stored in a catalog. In the next step an independent set of SLP fields, e.g. another observed period or GCM output, is analysed with the objective of finding the most similar large-scale atmospheric situation in the catalog for each day of the target period. The most similar pattern is then call ...
How the Great Barrier Reef and its industries can adapt to climate
... new habitat fails to establish further south. Reefdependent species are affected and marine biodiversity declines significantly. Fish, like coral trout, move south and to deeper waters and their numbers also decline. The abundance of other fish species, like barramundi, varies considerably with chan ...
... new habitat fails to establish further south. Reefdependent species are affected and marine biodiversity declines significantly. Fish, like coral trout, move south and to deeper waters and their numbers also decline. The abundance of other fish species, like barramundi, varies considerably with chan ...
PDF
... weather stress (Moser 2007). Climate change hastens risks in agricultural production such as production and market risks (Bird and Shinyekwa 2004). Rural communities have always tried to come up with mechanisms such as social capital to share risks in attempt to mitigate the consequences of shocks. ...
... weather stress (Moser 2007). Climate change hastens risks in agricultural production such as production and market risks (Bird and Shinyekwa 2004). Rural communities have always tried to come up with mechanisms such as social capital to share risks in attempt to mitigate the consequences of shocks. ...
ARTICLE Potential climate change impacts on temperate forest ecosystem processes
... be particularly sensitive to environmental change (Scheller and Mladenoff 2008; Galatowitsch et al. 2009; Frelich and Reich 2010). Previous climate change projections in the region suggest that by 2069, the average annual temperature will increase by 3 °C and precipitation will increase by 6% (Galat ...
... be particularly sensitive to environmental change (Scheller and Mladenoff 2008; Galatowitsch et al. 2009; Frelich and Reich 2010). Previous climate change projections in the region suggest that by 2069, the average annual temperature will increase by 3 °C and precipitation will increase by 6% (Galat ...
Perspectives on Canada`s West Coast region
... findings are relevant to the region as a whole: Sea-level rise will not affect all areas of the British Columbia coast equally, largely due to differences in vertical land movement. The largest amounts of relative sea-level rise are projected to occur on the Fraser Lowland, southern Vancouver Isl ...
... findings are relevant to the region as a whole: Sea-level rise will not affect all areas of the British Columbia coast equally, largely due to differences in vertical land movement. The largest amounts of relative sea-level rise are projected to occur on the Fraser Lowland, southern Vancouver Isl ...
insects at not so low temperature
... fitness after genetically-determined responses to day length have been factored out. As shown in Figure 3E, northern populations achieved a greater fitness in the warmer, more southern thermal year (Fig. 3C) than in their native northern thermal year (Fig. 3B). These results are in accord with previ ...
... fitness after genetically-determined responses to day length have been factored out. As shown in Figure 3E, northern populations achieved a greater fitness in the warmer, more southern thermal year (Fig. 3C) than in their native northern thermal year (Fig. 3B). These results are in accord with previ ...
Consequences of Climate Change and Variability in the for a Vulnerability Assessment
... Change (USNA) - in which we were involved-did not attempt to provide regional or even national predictions of climate change.” Later in the letter in Nature, they conclude with, “We strongly agree that much more reliable regional climate simulations and analyses are needed. However, at present,...su ...
... Change (USNA) - in which we were involved-did not attempt to provide regional or even national predictions of climate change.” Later in the letter in Nature, they conclude with, “We strongly agree that much more reliable regional climate simulations and analyses are needed. However, at present,...su ...
Climate Variability and Change with Implications for Transportation
... at around 720 ppm sometime in the mid 22nd century while the A2 scenario continues to increase at a sharp rate. On the other hand, the B1 scenario shows dramatically reduced atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations stabilizing around 550ppm at the end of the 21st century. It should be noted that th ...
... at around 720 ppm sometime in the mid 22nd century while the A2 scenario continues to increase at a sharp rate. On the other hand, the B1 scenario shows dramatically reduced atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations stabilizing around 550ppm at the end of the 21st century. It should be noted that th ...
Texas Coastal Bend Regional Climate Change Vulnerability
... climate change in watersheds and coastal areas by coordinating with other federal agencies and external partners that work on coastal adaptation efforts. The Texas Coastal Bend area is already experiencing the effects of some of these stressors of climate change. Scenarios and findings from the SLR ...
... climate change in watersheds and coastal areas by coordinating with other federal agencies and external partners that work on coastal adaptation efforts. The Texas Coastal Bend area is already experiencing the effects of some of these stressors of climate change. Scenarios and findings from the SLR ...
Climate Change and Extreme Events
... Climate and land-use change complicate current and future water management challenges through their complex and shifting interactions that alter space–time patterns of hydrological variability and induce uncertainty in the decision making processes. Limitations of traditional hydrological analyses a ...
... Climate and land-use change complicate current and future water management challenges through their complex and shifting interactions that alter space–time patterns of hydrological variability and induce uncertainty in the decision making processes. Limitations of traditional hydrological analyses a ...
Ten-Year Results of the First Climate Change
... climate system will create a favourable environment for a 25% increase in habitat biodiversity (native and new species) over the next 100 years (MacIver and Karsh, 2010). But this projected increase entails planting a combination of native and new species, with the latter depending entirely on well- ...
... climate system will create a favourable environment for a 25% increase in habitat biodiversity (native and new species) over the next 100 years (MacIver and Karsh, 2010). But this projected increase entails planting a combination of native and new species, with the latter depending entirely on well- ...
Climate Change Adaptation: Perspectives for Disaster Risk
... A consistent message from the analysis of drought-related risks over the medium and long term is for increased water supply limitations in the Western Cape and potential for increased water resources availability to Gauteng and the Vaal system. In general the results suggest that the current welldev ...
... A consistent message from the analysis of drought-related risks over the medium and long term is for increased water supply limitations in the Western Cape and potential for increased water resources availability to Gauteng and the Vaal system. In general the results suggest that the current welldev ...
Nunavut`s Natural Environment - Nunavut Climate Change Centre
... with the natural environment in Nunavut. The goal of this resource guide is to provide an overview of the information and resources that are available to assist in incorporating adaptation-based activities and policies, recognizing climate-related vulnerabilities, and reducing risk. ...
... with the natural environment in Nunavut. The goal of this resource guide is to provide an overview of the information and resources that are available to assist in incorporating adaptation-based activities and policies, recognizing climate-related vulnerabilities, and reducing risk. ...
Climate warming will reduce growth and survival of Scots pine
... climatic region) was among those planted. We used the Worldclim data base (Hijmans et al. 2005) as a source of climatic data for sites and populations. Given a lack of reliable high-elevation climatic data, the data set was limited to lowland populations from locations < 400-m a.s.l. for locations ‡ ...
... climatic region) was among those planted. We used the Worldclim data base (Hijmans et al. 2005) as a source of climatic data for sites and populations. Given a lack of reliable high-elevation climatic data, the data set was limited to lowland populations from locations < 400-m a.s.l. for locations ‡ ...
Future Change of North Atlantic Tropical Cyclone
... predict different patterns in the eastern Pacific and NA. The authors attributed this inconsistency to inadequate TC genesis in the lower-resolution (T63) model, suggesting the importance of using very high-resolution models. Knutson et al. (2008) used a nonhydrostatic regional model with a grid spa ...
... predict different patterns in the eastern Pacific and NA. The authors attributed this inconsistency to inadequate TC genesis in the lower-resolution (T63) model, suggesting the importance of using very high-resolution models. Knutson et al. (2008) used a nonhydrostatic regional model with a grid spa ...
Argentina - Met Office
... observations, projections and impacts of climate change has been prepared for each country. These provide up to date science on how the climate has already changed and the potential consequences of future changes. These reports complement those published by the IPCC as well as the more detailed clim ...
... observations, projections and impacts of climate change has been prepared for each country. These provide up to date science on how the climate has already changed and the potential consequences of future changes. These reports complement those published by the IPCC as well as the more detailed clim ...
Climate Change, Multiple Stressors, and the Decline of Ectotherms Contributed Paper
... (Hutchison 1961; Spotila 1972). Hence, we emphasized the long-term effects of climatic change within noncritical ranges of moisture and temperature on streamside salamander behavior and fitness proxies (e.g., survival, mass loss). The streamside salamander is a species of conservation concern becaus ...
... (Hutchison 1961; Spotila 1972). Hence, we emphasized the long-term effects of climatic change within noncritical ranges of moisture and temperature on streamside salamander behavior and fitness proxies (e.g., survival, mass loss). The streamside salamander is a species of conservation concern becaus ...
Future Changes in Drought Characteristics over Southern South
... The impact of climate change on drought main characteristics was assessed over Southern South America. This was done through the precipitation outputs from a multi-model ensemble of 15 climate models of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5). The Standardized Precipitation Index w ...
... The impact of climate change on drought main characteristics was assessed over Southern South America. This was done through the precipitation outputs from a multi-model ensemble of 15 climate models of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5). The Standardized Precipitation Index w ...