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 ...
Effects of climate extremes on the terrestrial carbon cycle
... 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 Missing Science from the Draft National Assessment on Climate Change
... that this is absolutely the worst of all. Virtually every sentence can be contested or does not represent a complete survey of a relevant literature… …There is an overwhelming amount of misleading material in the CCSP’s “Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States.” It is immediately obvious ...
... that this is absolutely the worst of all. Virtually every sentence can be contested or does not represent a complete survey of a relevant literature… …There is an overwhelming amount of misleading material in the CCSP’s “Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States.” It is immediately obvious ...
Climate Change Impacts On Rainfed Corn Production In
... and 2090s. Probability assessment of bounded range with known distributions is used to deal with the uncertainties of GCMs’ outputs. These GCMs outputs are weighted by considering the ability of each model to simulate historical records. AquaCrop, a new model developed by FAO that simulates the crop ...
... and 2090s. Probability assessment of bounded range with known distributions is used to deal with the uncertainties of GCMs’ outputs. These GCMs outputs are weighted by considering the ability of each model to simulate historical records. AquaCrop, a new model developed by FAO that simulates the crop ...
Last Updated 4/7/2017 Book Chapters Andresen, J., G
... Gramig, B.M., E.M. Sajeev, Andresen, J., E. Takle, S. Patton, D. Niyogi, and L. Biehl. 2015. “Farm-Scale Integrated Assessment to Identify Profit-Maximizing Adaptations to Climate Change in the Corn Belt.” ASABE 1st Climate Change Symposium, Chicago, IL. Gramig, B.M., E.M. Sajeev, P. Preckel, and O. ...
... Gramig, B.M., E.M. Sajeev, Andresen, J., E. Takle, S. Patton, D. Niyogi, and L. Biehl. 2015. “Farm-Scale Integrated Assessment to Identify Profit-Maximizing Adaptations to Climate Change in the Corn Belt.” ASABE 1st Climate Change Symposium, Chicago, IL. Gramig, B.M., E.M. Sajeev, P. Preckel, and O. ...
Progress in Physical Geography
... were used to study the relations between precipitation and the Liulin Springs flow in China. The results showed that the influence of climate change on spring discharge at Liulin Springs is long-term and evident. All the models, in fact, were concerned with the combined effects of climate change and ...
... were used to study the relations between precipitation and the Liulin Springs flow in China. The results showed that the influence of climate change on spring discharge at Liulin Springs is long-term and evident. All the models, in fact, were concerned with the combined effects of climate change and ...
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... reports that urban population would be better off, while rural population is likely to be worse off under CU, although the effect on income distribution would be negligible. Studies based on global or multiregional CGE models provide country or region specific results. The global effect of agricultu ...
... reports that urban population would be better off, while rural population is likely to be worse off under CU, although the effect on income distribution would be negligible. Studies based on global or multiregional CGE models provide country or region specific results. The global effect of agricultu ...
Agriculture and Climate Change in Kenya: Climate Chaos, Policy
... support farmers at the local level do or do not receive, and the extent to which their own interests are fore grounded or marginalised within the policy process. Ultimately, the policy response to climate change in the agricultural sector is one important factor which mediates local-level vulnerabil ...
... support farmers at the local level do or do not receive, and the extent to which their own interests are fore grounded or marginalised within the policy process. Ultimately, the policy response to climate change in the agricultural sector is one important factor which mediates local-level vulnerabil ...
Full Report - Focus on Energy
... changes over this century are expected to have a major effect on US species, ecosystems, and the services that they provide. Recent temperature rises appear to be already affecting the most climatically sensitive and fastresponding components of Wisconsin landscapes, with observed decreases in the l ...
... changes over this century are expected to have a major effect on US species, ecosystems, and the services that they provide. Recent temperature rises appear to be already affecting the most climatically sensitive and fastresponding components of Wisconsin landscapes, with observed decreases in the l ...
Towards a unifying narrative for climate change
... caused since the industrial revolution1,2. Thirteen years later, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) stated that: “It is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century,”3 a position that 97.2% of researchers agree ...
... caused since the industrial revolution1,2. Thirteen years later, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) stated that: “It is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century,”3 a position that 97.2% of researchers agree ...
regardless of whether rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels
... Because long-day species tend to flower in the spring and early summer and short-day species flower in late summer and autumn, the effect of elevated CO2 is likely to reinforce the differential effects of temperature. Although these studies, on relatively few species, have demonstrated that elevated ...
... Because long-day species tend to flower in the spring and early summer and short-day species flower in late summer and autumn, the effect of elevated CO2 is likely to reinforce the differential effects of temperature. Although these studies, on relatively few species, have demonstrated that elevated ...
Fact sheets of the international experiences on the formulation and
... The Eastern-Southern African (ESA) region is the most vulnerable to climate change in the world due to social, economic and environmental conditions that amplify susceptibility to negative impacts and contribute to low capacity to cope with and adapt to climate hazards. Current global efforts to add ...
... The Eastern-Southern African (ESA) region is the most vulnerable to climate change in the world due to social, economic and environmental conditions that amplify susceptibility to negative impacts and contribute to low capacity to cope with and adapt to climate hazards. Current global efforts to add ...
Regional Climate Change Adaptation Framework for the
... The Mediterranean has long been identified as a global climate change hotspot, one of the two most responsive regions to climate change globally1. Currently, responses to climate-related pressures and hazards in the region are often limited to short-term and reactive local emergency measures. Howeve ...
... The Mediterranean has long been identified as a global climate change hotspot, one of the two most responsive regions to climate change globally1. Currently, responses to climate-related pressures and hazards in the region are often limited to short-term and reactive local emergency measures. Howeve ...
Michelle Jene Solga
... There is a diversity of intriguing examples that illustrate the importance of environmental changes on species, their interactions, and the ecosystems where they interact. The American robin (Turdus migratorius) for example, is a migratory bird species that relies on environmental conditions within ...
... There is a diversity of intriguing examples that illustrate the importance of environmental changes on species, their interactions, and the ecosystems where they interact. The American robin (Turdus migratorius) for example, is a migratory bird species that relies on environmental conditions within ...
Forecasting climate change impacts on plant populations over large
... of two recent advances: remotely sensed, species-specific estimates of plant cover and statistical models developed for spatiotemporal dynamics of animal populations. Using computationally efficient model reparameterizations, we fit a spatiotemporal population model to a 28-year time series of sa ...
... of two recent advances: remotely sensed, species-specific estimates of plant cover and statistical models developed for spatiotemporal dynamics of animal populations. Using computationally efficient model reparameterizations, we fit a spatiotemporal population model to a 28-year time series of sa ...
From science to policy: developing responses to climate change
... develop a policy portfolio consisting of a sensible mix of approaches for reducing the risks and taking advantage of the opportunities presented by climate change. An array of response options exists, including actions to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in order to slow the rate of climate change ...
... develop a policy portfolio consisting of a sensible mix of approaches for reducing the risks and taking advantage of the opportunities presented by climate change. An array of response options exists, including actions to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in order to slow the rate of climate change ...
Future scenarios of European agricultural land use I. Estimating
... crop productivity are difficult to predict but can be explored by scenarios that represent alternative economic and environmental pathways of future development. We developed a simple static approach to estimate future changes in the productivity of food crops in Europe (EU15 member countries, Norwa ...
... crop productivity are difficult to predict but can be explored by scenarios that represent alternative economic and environmental pathways of future development. We developed a simple static approach to estimate future changes in the productivity of food crops in Europe (EU15 member countries, Norwa ...
Author`s personal copy - Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung
... it surrounds Germany’s capital city of Berlin. Detailed regional studies show that climatic conditions that were exceptional in the past will become more common in the future (see ‘‘Brandenburg’s past and possible future socioeconomic and climatic development’’). Environmental problems, however, als ...
... it surrounds Germany’s capital city of Berlin. Detailed regional studies show that climatic conditions that were exceptional in the past will become more common in the future (see ‘‘Brandenburg’s past and possible future socioeconomic and climatic development’’). Environmental problems, however, als ...
Impact of bark beetle (Ips typographus L.) disturbance on timber
... The likely environmental changes throughout the next century have the potential to strongly alter forest disturbance regimes which may heavily affect forest functions as well as forest management. Forest stands already poorly adapted to current environmental conditions, such as secondary Norway spru ...
... The likely environmental changes throughout the next century have the potential to strongly alter forest disturbance regimes which may heavily affect forest functions as well as forest management. Forest stands already poorly adapted to current environmental conditions, such as secondary Norway spru ...
Convenient Solutions to an Inconvenient Truth
... Industrial Revolution, the mean surface temperature of Earth has increased an average 2° Celsius due to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Most of this change has occurred in the past 30 to 40 years, and the rate of increase is accelerating. These rising temperatures will hav ...
... Industrial Revolution, the mean surface temperature of Earth has increased an average 2° Celsius due to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Most of this change has occurred in the past 30 to 40 years, and the rate of increase is accelerating. These rising temperatures will hav ...
Impact of climate change on waterborne diseases
... tropical regions, and in winter in the northern mid-latitudes. Heavy rainfalls associated with tropical cyclones are likely to increase with continued warming induced by enhanced greenhouse gas concentrations. There is high confidence that locations currently experiencing adverse impacts such as coa ...
... tropical regions, and in winter in the northern mid-latitudes. Heavy rainfalls associated with tropical cyclones are likely to increase with continued warming induced by enhanced greenhouse gas concentrations. There is high confidence that locations currently experiencing adverse impacts such as coa ...
climate change climate change - Toronto District School Board
... Teachers who prefer teacher-centred planning should plan lessons based on their interpretation of the Focus Questions. They will pre-plan their regular daily geography lessons with an eye first and foremost on the Ontario Geography document. However, when they need an example for in-class practice a ...
... Teachers who prefer teacher-centred planning should plan lessons based on their interpretation of the Focus Questions. They will pre-plan their regular daily geography lessons with an eye first and foremost on the Ontario Geography document. However, when they need an example for in-class practice a ...
Dynamic responses of terrestrial ecosystems structure and function
... to address uncertainties and to inform policies to mitigate anthropogenic CO2 emissions. With increasing scientific and political interest in the global carbon cycle at regional levels, there is strong impetus to better understand the carbon balance of China [Schimel et al., 2001; IPCC, 2007; Hought ...
... to address uncertainties and to inform policies to mitigate anthropogenic CO2 emissions. With increasing scientific and political interest in the global carbon cycle at regional levels, there is strong impetus to better understand the carbon balance of China [Schimel et al., 2001; IPCC, 2007; Hought ...
ENG - UN CC:Learn
... The assessment of vulnerability at the local and regional levels is strongly centered on the involvement and knowledge of a diversity of stakeholders Key stakeholders may include community members, policymakers, researchers, experts, civil society and nongovernmental organizations Stakeholders’ invo ...
... The assessment of vulnerability at the local and regional levels is strongly centered on the involvement and knowledge of a diversity of stakeholders Key stakeholders may include community members, policymakers, researchers, experts, civil society and nongovernmental organizations Stakeholders’ invo ...
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... be accompanied by a shift in seasonal precipitation, with a greater share falling in the winter and early spring. Rising temperatures would interact with shifting precipitation regimes, contributing to increased drying conditions during the late-spring and summer growing season across much of the U. ...
... be accompanied by a shift in seasonal precipitation, with a greater share falling in the winter and early spring. Rising temperatures would interact with shifting precipitation regimes, contributing to increased drying conditions during the late-spring and summer growing season across much of the U. ...