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 ...
Post-fire changes in net shortwave radiation along a latitudinal
... [12] Differences in pre-fire ecosystem structure and vegetation succession dominated the patterns of albedo change across the transect during the first two decades after fire (Figure 2). The southern zone had the lowest albedo in early spring (DOY 49–96) and highest albedo and EVI values in mid-summ ...
... [12] Differences in pre-fire ecosystem structure and vegetation succession dominated the patterns of albedo change across the transect during the first two decades after fire (Figure 2). The southern zone had the lowest albedo in early spring (DOY 49–96) and highest albedo and EVI values in mid-summ ...
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... Reliability of rainfall, particularly at critical phases of crop development, can explain much of the variation in agricultural potential in tropical regions. However, relatively few studies have been made of the combined effects of possible changes in temperature and rainfall on crop yields, and th ...
... Reliability of rainfall, particularly at critical phases of crop development, can explain much of the variation in agricultural potential in tropical regions. However, relatively few studies have been made of the combined effects of possible changes in temperature and rainfall on crop yields, and th ...
Role of winter temperature and climate change on the survival and
... temperatures for the months of February, March, or the entire winter season (defined here as December, January, February, and March [DJFM]); we also considered the number of days per winter with temperatures below −10°C, and the absolute minimum winter temperature, or the temperature of the coldest ...
... temperatures for the months of February, March, or the entire winter season (defined here as December, January, February, and March [DJFM]); we also considered the number of days per winter with temperatures below −10°C, and the absolute minimum winter temperature, or the temperature of the coldest ...
Scenario
... Scenarios (SRES 2000) to project future climate change from 1990 (the base year for each scenario) through 2100. The dominant characteristics of the “storylines” used in the SRES are shown in Table 1. These characteristics describe the demographic, technological, economic and social trajectories dri ...
... Scenarios (SRES 2000) to project future climate change from 1990 (the base year for each scenario) through 2100. The dominant characteristics of the “storylines” used in the SRES are shown in Table 1. These characteristics describe the demographic, technological, economic and social trajectories dri ...
Confronting Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region
... • Many fish species should grow faster in warmer waters, but to do so they must increase their feeding rates. It remains uncertain whether prey species and the food web resources on which they depend will increase to meet these new demands. Streams and Wetlands • Earlier ice breakup and earlier peak ...
... • Many fish species should grow faster in warmer waters, but to do so they must increase their feeding rates. It remains uncertain whether prey species and the food web resources on which they depend will increase to meet these new demands. Streams and Wetlands • Earlier ice breakup and earlier peak ...
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... Combining data from the NRA with Namibia’s Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) provides the chance to see who will be hit hardest by the impacts of climate change on the environment. The SAM is a database that provides information on activities in different economic sectors and helps identify the poverty ...
... Combining data from the NRA with Namibia’s Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) provides the chance to see who will be hit hardest by the impacts of climate change on the environment. The SAM is a database that provides information on activities in different economic sectors and helps identify the poverty ...
Climate change impacts on Yangtze River discharge at the Three
... ilar results are also shown in Piao et al. (2010), Tao et al. (2012) and Jiang and Tian (2013). However, there have been no previous studies using the most recent CMIP5 climate change projections together with a hydrological model. Ma et al. (2010) considered terrestrial water storage changes within ...
... ilar results are also shown in Piao et al. (2010), Tao et al. (2012) and Jiang and Tian (2013). However, there have been no previous studies using the most recent CMIP5 climate change projections together with a hydrological model. Ma et al. (2010) considered terrestrial water storage changes within ...
Climate in the Pacific: a regional summary of new science and
... Small island developing states in the tropical Pacific are increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of climate variability, extremes and change, including loss and damage to infrastructure and natural assets from climaterelated natural disasters and associated threats to health and wellbeing of the po ...
... Small island developing states in the tropical Pacific are increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of climate variability, extremes and change, including loss and damage to infrastructure and natural assets from climaterelated natural disasters and associated threats to health and wellbeing of the po ...
Climate Change Scenarios for the Congo Basin
... 2. Future climate change and potential impacts Adaptation should focus reducing the negative impacts of future climate change. Climate change scenarios and potential impacts are discussed in detail in the previous chapters. From these analyses the most important climate change impacts are a future c ...
... 2. Future climate change and potential impacts Adaptation should focus reducing the negative impacts of future climate change. Climate change scenarios and potential impacts are discussed in detail in the previous chapters. From these analyses the most important climate change impacts are a future c ...
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Framework for
... consideration also needs to be given to ‘soft’ forms of infrastructure where appropriate, such as emergency services management arrangements. Climate change will potentially impact infrastructure through either a change in the pattern of extreme events such as storms, bushfires, floods, drought or t ...
... consideration also needs to be given to ‘soft’ forms of infrastructure where appropriate, such as emergency services management arrangements. Climate change will potentially impact infrastructure through either a change in the pattern of extreme events such as storms, bushfires, floods, drought or t ...
Bolivia: Climate change, poverty and adaptation
... highlands, valleys and lowlands – which are already experiencing climate change in different ways. Testimonies collected during the research for this report reveal the widespread perception from local women and men that the climate is changing in terms of the unpredictability of the rains, the warme ...
... highlands, valleys and lowlands – which are already experiencing climate change in different ways. Testimonies collected during the research for this report reveal the widespread perception from local women and men that the climate is changing in terms of the unpredictability of the rains, the warme ...
Analyses of the Effects of Global Change on Human Health and
... Climate change can affect health directly and indirectly. Directly, extreme weather events (floods, droughts, windstorms, fires, and heat waves) can affect the health of Americans and cause significant economic impacts. Indirectly, climate change can alter or disrupt natural systems, making it possi ...
... Climate change can affect health directly and indirectly. Directly, extreme weather events (floods, droughts, windstorms, fires, and heat waves) can affect the health of Americans and cause significant economic impacts. Indirectly, climate change can alter or disrupt natural systems, making it possi ...
Mesoamerica and and the Caribbean regional assessment
... Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean possess a wide range of biological diversity due to their geographic location and young geological territories. The Central American countries represent less than 1% of the surface of the planet, yet they are home of approximately 7% of world´s know species; ...
... Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean possess a wide range of biological diversity due to their geographic location and young geological territories. The Central American countries represent less than 1% of the surface of the planet, yet they are home of approximately 7% of world´s know species; ...
The role of biospheric feedbacks in the simulation of the... historical land cover change on the Australian January climate
... 1. Introduction [2] The impact of land cover change (LCC) on climate (defined here as the long-term statistics of weather) has received considerable recent attention, including by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Houghton et al., 2001]. Humans have altered a significant fraction of the ...
... 1. Introduction [2] The impact of land cover change (LCC) on climate (defined here as the long-term statistics of weather) has received considerable recent attention, including by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Houghton et al., 2001]. Humans have altered a significant fraction of the ...
North Africa: The Impact of Climate Change to
... temperature, precipitation, or atmospheric CO2 will be the dominant factor. One modeling study suggests that future increases in atmospheric CO2 concentrations will increase maize yields in Morocco, while other modeling studies suggest that future increases in air temperature will have a negative ef ...
... temperature, precipitation, or atmospheric CO2 will be the dominant factor. One modeling study suggests that future increases in atmospheric CO2 concentrations will increase maize yields in Morocco, while other modeling studies suggest that future increases in air temperature will have a negative ef ...
Climate change adaptation in water management for food security
... Punyawardane, 2011). The number of rainy days has decreased at all the meteorological stations except for the Nuwara Eliya station while shrinking the 2000mm isohyet – demarcating the wet zone of the country (Manawadu and Fernando, 2008). Water volume by watershed shows a clear dichotomous distribut ...
... Punyawardane, 2011). The number of rainy days has decreased at all the meteorological stations except for the Nuwara Eliya station while shrinking the 2000mm isohyet – demarcating the wet zone of the country (Manawadu and Fernando, 2008). Water volume by watershed shows a clear dichotomous distribut ...
View/Open
... The factors that drive the observed tundra vegetation composition changes, especially shrub expansion, and their consequences are not yet well understood. Increased air temperatures lead to higher soil temperatures, especially in the shallow layers, and may thus promote microbial activity, thereby i ...
... The factors that drive the observed tundra vegetation composition changes, especially shrub expansion, and their consequences are not yet well understood. Increased air temperatures lead to higher soil temperatures, especially in the shallow layers, and may thus promote microbial activity, thereby i ...
For Peer Review - Climate Access
... Climate change communication has become a salient topic in science and society. It has grown to be something of a boom industry alongside more established ‘communication enterprises’, such as health communication, risk communication and science communication. This article situates the theory of clim ...
... Climate change communication has become a salient topic in science and society. It has grown to be something of a boom industry alongside more established ‘communication enterprises’, such as health communication, risk communication and science communication. This article situates the theory of clim ...
Report
... and changes in future human behavior will determine the extent of climatic changes. Globally, the evidence for climate change is strong; we are now beginning to understand local impacts. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Metro East Coast (MEC) Assessment, and the New York Cit ...
... and changes in future human behavior will determine the extent of climatic changes. Globally, the evidence for climate change is strong; we are now beginning to understand local impacts. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Metro East Coast (MEC) Assessment, and the New York Cit ...
Lake Victoria CC Readness brief No. 3 English
... is hosted by UCSD in Kampala, Uganda. One of the mandates of EA SusWatch is “monitoring and advocating for the effective implementation of national and regional obligations to International agreements and other arrangements for sustainable development in Eastern Afr ...
... is hosted by UCSD in Kampala, Uganda. One of the mandates of EA SusWatch is “monitoring and advocating for the effective implementation of national and regional obligations to International agreements and other arrangements for sustainable development in Eastern Afr ...
Climate change hits home
... Temperature changes are the primary marker of climate change, and they are also the key driver of changes in other natural systems such as sea levels and hydrologic cycles. However, global temperature rise is not expected to occur uniformly. There are two ways to predict future temperatures in any o ...
... Temperature changes are the primary marker of climate change, and they are also the key driver of changes in other natural systems such as sea levels and hydrologic cycles. However, global temperature rise is not expected to occur uniformly. There are two ways to predict future temperatures in any o ...
4 Modelling impacts of drivers on biodiversity and ecosystem
... cover at a global scale. The main direct drivers affecting this process are external input, (e.g., fertilizer use, pest control, irrigation), technology adaptation and use, resource exploitation, pollutions, species introduction and habitat changes. For marine systems, the main drivers are fisheries ...
... cover at a global scale. The main direct drivers affecting this process are external input, (e.g., fertilizer use, pest control, irrigation), technology adaptation and use, resource exploitation, pollutions, species introduction and habitat changes. For marine systems, the main drivers are fisheries ...
- UNDP Climate Change Adaptation
... Global temps are closely linked with levels of GHG’s? 370 ppm. of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in present times Temperature varies every year however the trend that was once stable began showing an increase and as a consequence of human activities and other things we are warming the planet If em ...
... Global temps are closely linked with levels of GHG’s? 370 ppm. of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in present times Temperature varies every year however the trend that was once stable began showing an increase and as a consequence of human activities and other things we are warming the planet If em ...
a quantitative assessment of the range shifts of pleistocene mammals
... with the last deglaciation during the Pleistocene. Generally, species respond in an individualistic manner to climate change, and expand and contract their ranges independently; consequently, community composition is extremely variable over time. Although data are available to examine range shifts o ...
... with the last deglaciation during the Pleistocene. Generally, species respond in an individualistic manner to climate change, and expand and contract their ranges independently; consequently, community composition is extremely variable over time. Although data are available to examine range shifts o ...