Small Island States
... vulnerability to projected impacts of climate change. These characteristics include their small physical size and the fact that they are surrounded by large expanses of ocean; limited natural resources; proneness to natural disasters and extreme events; relative isolation; extreme openness of their ...
... vulnerability to projected impacts of climate change. These characteristics include their small physical size and the fact that they are surrounded by large expanses of ocean; limited natural resources; proneness to natural disasters and extreme events; relative isolation; extreme openness of their ...
The Potential Impacts of Climate Change Factors
... around the world. More and more research has indicated climate change as a major natural factor that will lead to the acceleration of eutrophication in rivers and lakes. However, understanding the mechanism of climate change’s effect on water eutrophication is difficult due to the uncertainties caus ...
... around the world. More and more research has indicated climate change as a major natural factor that will lead to the acceleration of eutrophication in rivers and lakes. However, understanding the mechanism of climate change’s effect on water eutrophication is difficult due to the uncertainties caus ...
An ensemble analysis to predict future habitats of striped marlin
... using generalized additive models fitted to data from longline fisheries. Future distributions were predicted using an ensemble analysis, which represents the uncertainty due to several global climate models and greenhouse gas emission scenarios. The increase in water temperature driven by climate cha ...
... using generalized additive models fitted to data from longline fisheries. Future distributions were predicted using an ensemble analysis, which represents the uncertainty due to several global climate models and greenhouse gas emission scenarios. The increase in water temperature driven by climate cha ...
Impact of Climate Change and Human Activity on the Runoff
... dramatically in the nearly last 50 years. In 1969, it jumped to the highest level for the entire study period, which is 1113mm.Then it decreased, and didn’t arrive the lowest until 1985 (866 mm),the linear decrement rate reached up to 150mm/10a from 1969 to 1985, The potential ...
... dramatically in the nearly last 50 years. In 1969, it jumped to the highest level for the entire study period, which is 1113mm.Then it decreased, and didn’t arrive the lowest until 1985 (866 mm),the linear decrement rate reached up to 150mm/10a from 1969 to 1985, The potential ...
- Wiley Online Library
... Since the Arctic fox is adapted physically and physiologically to cold conditions (Prestrud 1991; Audet et al. 2002; Wang et al. 2014), and given that remains have been found in different Pleistocene deposits over most of Europe and large parts of Siberia (Chesemore 1975), it is expected that it had ...
... Since the Arctic fox is adapted physically and physiologically to cold conditions (Prestrud 1991; Audet et al. 2002; Wang et al. 2014), and given that remains have been found in different Pleistocene deposits over most of Europe and large parts of Siberia (Chesemore 1975), it is expected that it had ...
A conceptual framework for monitoring climate effects and feedback
... Greenland. Through the monitoring program Zackenberg Basic, we have come to acknowledge that although large‐scale trends in climate changes in the Arctic display clear trends of, for example, increased temperature and retreating sea ice cover, such changes are not necessarily observed in local cl ...
... Greenland. Through the monitoring program Zackenberg Basic, we have come to acknowledge that although large‐scale trends in climate changes in the Arctic display clear trends of, for example, increased temperature and retreating sea ice cover, such changes are not necessarily observed in local cl ...
II. Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability: Technical Summary
... and frozen ground, and (ii) there is now evidence of effects on hydrology and water resources, coastal zones and oceans. The main evidence from regions of snow, ice and frozen ground is found in ground instability in permafrost regions, and rock avalanches; decrease in travel days of vehicles over f ...
... and frozen ground, and (ii) there is now evidence of effects on hydrology and water resources, coastal zones and oceans. The main evidence from regions of snow, ice and frozen ground is found in ground instability in permafrost regions, and rock avalanches; decrease in travel days of vehicles over f ...
Climate: Observations, projections and impacts
... • A description of key features of national weather and climate, including an analysis of new data on extreme events. • An assessment of the extent to which increases in greenhouse gases and aerosols in the atmosphere have altered the probability of particular seasonal temperatures compared to pre-i ...
... • A description of key features of national weather and climate, including an analysis of new data on extreme events. • An assessment of the extent to which increases in greenhouse gases and aerosols in the atmosphere have altered the probability of particular seasonal temperatures compared to pre-i ...
Pan-Arctic Climate and Land Cover Trends Derived from Multi
... dynamics [6–9]. Among other factors, the increasing greenhouse gas emissions from melting permafrost, as well as the recruitment of woody vegetation species to the northernmost regions are assumed to result in positive feedback mechanisms within the global climate system [10–17]. The arctic regions ...
... dynamics [6–9]. Among other factors, the increasing greenhouse gas emissions from melting permafrost, as well as the recruitment of woody vegetation species to the northernmost regions are assumed to result in positive feedback mechanisms within the global climate system [10–17]. The arctic regions ...
- Wiley Online Library
... Climate change is affecting marine ecosystems, but different investigative approaches in physical, chemical, and biological disciplines may influence interpretations of climate-driven changes in the ocean. Here, we review the ocean change literature from 2007 to 2012 based on 461 of the most highly ...
... Climate change is affecting marine ecosystems, but different investigative approaches in physical, chemical, and biological disciplines may influence interpretations of climate-driven changes in the ocean. Here, we review the ocean change literature from 2007 to 2012 based on 461 of the most highly ...
Latin America
... affect water vapor fluxes. Therefore, deforestation is likely to reduce precipitation because of a decrease in evapotranspiration, leading to important runoff losses in areas within and beyond this basin. Any reductions in rainfall would affect not only Amazonia but also Brazil’s central-south regio ...
... affect water vapor fluxes. Therefore, deforestation is likely to reduce precipitation because of a decrease in evapotranspiration, leading to important runoff losses in areas within and beyond this basin. Any reductions in rainfall would affect not only Amazonia but also Brazil’s central-south regio ...
Article - Biogeosciences
... and the mechanisms that control it is crucial for assessing the vulnerability of the terrestrial carbon pools under future changing climate conditions (Reichstein et al., 2007; Heimann and Reichstein, 2008). One important approach to understand the ecosystem carbon dynamics is to investigate the int ...
... and the mechanisms that control it is crucial for assessing the vulnerability of the terrestrial carbon pools under future changing climate conditions (Reichstein et al., 2007; Heimann and Reichstein, 2008). One important approach to understand the ecosystem carbon dynamics is to investigate the int ...
Patterns and Drivers of Tree Mortality in Iberian Forests: Climatic
... cessation and strict protection of some forests have led to a marked increase in forest extent, stand densities and mean tree size over the last 50 years [25–27]. High forest density is expected to lead to high mortality rates, due to the inability of many species to tolerate deep shading [28] or wa ...
... cessation and strict protection of some forests have led to a marked increase in forest extent, stand densities and mean tree size over the last 50 years [25–27]. High forest density is expected to lead to high mortality rates, due to the inability of many species to tolerate deep shading [28] or wa ...
Integrated climate and land use change scenarios for California
... plants that are listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (Jantz et al. 2007). In addition to biodiversity conservation, rangelands generate multiple ecosystem services that carry considerable economic value. Though more commonly known for their provisioning ecosystem servi ...
... plants that are listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (Jantz et al. 2007). In addition to biodiversity conservation, rangelands generate multiple ecosystem services that carry considerable economic value. Though more commonly known for their provisioning ecosystem servi ...
Effects of climate extremes on the terrestrial carbon cycle: concepts
... will often reduce evapotranspiration and its cooling effect and thereby causes a positive local feedback on warming (e.g. Seneviratne et al., 2010; Teuling et al., 2010; Mueller & Seneviratne, 2012; Peng et al., 2014). Regional assessments clearly indicate the relevance of climate extremes on the ca ...
... will often reduce evapotranspiration and its cooling effect and thereby causes a positive local feedback on warming (e.g. Seneviratne et al., 2010; Teuling et al., 2010; Mueller & Seneviratne, 2012; Peng et al., 2014). Regional assessments clearly indicate the relevance of climate extremes on the ca ...
the impact of climate change on the development - UN
... change. Yet, LDCs and SIDS will suffer the most. Adaptation to climate change is, therefore, of the essence for LDCs and SIDS. Several adaptation initiatives are being undertaken by LDCs and SIDS, including the implementation of National Adaptation Programmes of Action. However, it is clear that con ...
... change. Yet, LDCs and SIDS will suffer the most. Adaptation to climate change is, therefore, of the essence for LDCs and SIDS. Several adaptation initiatives are being undertaken by LDCs and SIDS, including the implementation of National Adaptation Programmes of Action. However, it is clear that con ...
IOSR Journal Of Environmental Science, Toxicology And Food Technology (IOSR-JESTFT)
... grassland based. There is a larger degree of uncertainty about future impacts of climate change on water resources than about climate variability [23](Kahn and Hanjra, 2009). Water resources are inextricably linked with climate change, so the prospect of climate variability has serious implications ...
... grassland based. There is a larger degree of uncertainty about future impacts of climate change on water resources than about climate variability [23](Kahn and Hanjra, 2009). Water resources are inextricably linked with climate change, so the prospect of climate variability has serious implications ...
NRDC: Hotter and Drier - The West`s Changed Climate
... is working on a major bill that would get the United States started on addressing global warming. We urge western state Senators to support and strengthen S. 2191, the Lieberman-Warner bill (“America’s Climate Security Act”) on global warming. The sooner and the more decisively we act to usher in th ...
... is working on a major bill that would get the United States started on addressing global warming. We urge western state Senators to support and strengthen S. 2191, the Lieberman-Warner bill (“America’s Climate Security Act”) on global warming. The sooner and the more decisively we act to usher in th ...
Decelerating growth in tropical forest trees
... distributions of growth rates both within and across species using the protocols of Condit et al. (2006) but modified to generate estimates of basal area growth rates rather than diameter growth rates (but see below). We chose to estimate basal area growth rates to facilitate comparisons with previo ...
... distributions of growth rates both within and across species using the protocols of Condit et al. (2006) but modified to generate estimates of basal area growth rates rather than diameter growth rates (but see below). We chose to estimate basal area growth rates to facilitate comparisons with previo ...
LETTER Global metabolic impacts of recent climate warming
... biodiversity, should be profoundly affected by recent and projected climate warming2,13,14. Global warming is probably having profound and diverse effects on organisms1–11. Organisms living at mid- to high latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere are predicted to be the most affected by climate warming4 ...
... biodiversity, should be profoundly affected by recent and projected climate warming2,13,14. Global warming is probably having profound and diverse effects on organisms1–11. Organisms living at mid- to high latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere are predicted to be the most affected by climate warming4 ...
SEE Project-OrientGate: A structured network for integration of
... scientific fundaments by using methodologies based on crop-weather relationships and assessment of climate change impacts and extreme climate-related events on crop production. Drought events have negative effects on the socio-economic condition especially in drough-prone areas through their impact ...
... scientific fundaments by using methodologies based on crop-weather relationships and assessment of climate change impacts and extreme climate-related events on crop production. Drought events have negative effects on the socio-economic condition especially in drough-prone areas through their impact ...
GLOCHAMORE Research Strategy - Mountain Research Initiative
... extent, mountain climates differ from those in nearby lower elevations, as do the essential natural resources, such as water, associated with them.Their verticality also generates tremendous habitat and species diversity over short horizontal distances. Human societies – not only within the mountain ...
... extent, mountain climates differ from those in nearby lower elevations, as do the essential natural resources, such as water, associated with them.Their verticality also generates tremendous habitat and species diversity over short horizontal distances. Human societies – not only within the mountain ...
Global metabolic impacts of recent climate warming
... biodiversity, should be profoundly affected by recent and projected climate warming2,13,14. Global warming is probably having profound and diverse effects on organisms1–11. Organisms living at mid- to high latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere are predicted to be the most affected by climate warming4 ...
... biodiversity, should be profoundly affected by recent and projected climate warming2,13,14. Global warming is probably having profound and diverse effects on organisms1–11. Organisms living at mid- to high latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere are predicted to be the most affected by climate warming4 ...
Planning for climate change impacts on hydropower in the Far North
... past 3 decades (Cohen et al., 2012a; Alaska Climate Research Center, 2016). This increase in autumn air temperatures may delay the establishment of the snowpack and reduce availability of water in reservoirs during the following spring. An increase in the number of rain on snow events, driven by war ...
... past 3 decades (Cohen et al., 2012a; Alaska Climate Research Center, 2016). This increase in autumn air temperatures may delay the establishment of the snowpack and reduce availability of water in reservoirs during the following spring. An increase in the number of rain on snow events, driven by war ...
Technological Challenges Nigeria
... Global warning and climate change refer to an increase in average global temperature. Natural events and human activities are believed to contribute to an increase in average global temperature. This is caused primarily by increase in greenhouse gasses such as carbon dioxide which is problem to huma ...
... Global warning and climate change refer to an increase in average global temperature. Natural events and human activities are believed to contribute to an increase in average global temperature. This is caused primarily by increase in greenhouse gasses such as carbon dioxide which is problem to huma ...