RI Climate Change Commission 2012 report
... between ocean acidification and carbon dioxide (C02) emissions. Many of these climatological, oceanographic, ecological, and economic changes and transformations are occurring more rapidly than anticipated.5 Climate change may also produce unexpected benign impacts. For example, warm weather tourism ...
... between ocean acidification and carbon dioxide (C02) emissions. Many of these climatological, oceanographic, ecological, and economic changes and transformations are occurring more rapidly than anticipated.5 Climate change may also produce unexpected benign impacts. For example, warm weather tourism ...
Human Development Report 2007/2008 Climate Change and
... levels around Viet Nam increased by 5cm between the 1960s and 1990s and the Hydrometeorological General Department estimates that the seawater level is rising at an average rate of 2mm per year. Coastal erosion has also been reported, such as in the Cau Mau area where more than 600 hectares of land ...
... levels around Viet Nam increased by 5cm between the 1960s and 1990s and the Hydrometeorological General Department estimates that the seawater level is rising at an average rate of 2mm per year. Coastal erosion has also been reported, such as in the Cau Mau area where more than 600 hectares of land ...
Climate change implications for fisheries and aquaculture
... Fisheries, aquaculture and the associated post-harvest activities support millions of livelihoods and contribute significantly to food security and economic well-being in coastal zones,1 freshwater systems and beyond (WGII (A), p. 384). Fisheries alone provide “3 billion people with almost 20 percen ...
... Fisheries, aquaculture and the associated post-harvest activities support millions of livelihoods and contribute significantly to food security and economic well-being in coastal zones,1 freshwater systems and beyond (WGII (A), p. 384). Fisheries alone provide “3 billion people with almost 20 percen ...
Climate Change Impacts in Hawai`i - Hawaii Sea Grant
... accelerated rates (Figure 2). These changes, in turn, have cascading and compounding effects on other natural processes and features such as ocean circulation, storms, Figure 1. An idealized model of the natural greenhouse effect (IPCC, 2007). precipitation and streamflow, and terrestrial and marine ...
... accelerated rates (Figure 2). These changes, in turn, have cascading and compounding effects on other natural processes and features such as ocean circulation, storms, Figure 1. An idealized model of the natural greenhouse effect (IPCC, 2007). precipitation and streamflow, and terrestrial and marine ...
Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
... infrastructure and the delivery of services that road infrastructure are designed to provide. An example of the first is damage and/or premature wear to pavement and roadbed materials from elevated temperatures and more intense precipitation and flooding events. An example of climate risks to the de ...
... infrastructure and the delivery of services that road infrastructure are designed to provide. An example of the first is damage and/or premature wear to pavement and roadbed materials from elevated temperatures and more intense precipitation and flooding events. An example of climate risks to the de ...
Brody Sandel - WordPress.com
... Ecological Society of America, Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sandel, B.S. and J. Corbin 2008. Scale, diversity, and community convergence in a grassland restoration experiment. Ecological Society of America, Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sandel, B.S. and J. Corbin. 2007. Scale-depend ...
... Ecological Society of America, Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sandel, B.S. and J. Corbin 2008. Scale, diversity, and community convergence in a grassland restoration experiment. Ecological Society of America, Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sandel, B.S. and J. Corbin. 2007. Scale-depend ...
First Greenhouse Gas Inventory
... for vulnerability assessments and adaptation options. The National Communication for Bhutan was prepared under the stewardshipof the National Environment Commission (NEC) which has been designated to host the National Climate Change Committee. It reflects Bhutan’s unique position as one of the very ...
... for vulnerability assessments and adaptation options. The National Communication for Bhutan was prepared under the stewardshipof the National Environment Commission (NEC) which has been designated to host the National Climate Change Committee. It reflects Bhutan’s unique position as one of the very ...
Towards a Strategy on Climate Change, Ecosystem Services
... the worst-case IPCC scenario trajectories (or even worse) are being realised. For many key parameters, the climate system is already moving beyond the patterns of natural variability within which our society and economy have developed and thrived. These parameters include global mean surface tempera ...
... the worst-case IPCC scenario trajectories (or even worse) are being realised. For many key parameters, the climate system is already moving beyond the patterns of natural variability within which our society and economy have developed and thrived. These parameters include global mean surface tempera ...
Climate change and marine plankton
... must strive to understand how a changing climate (the weather averaged over a long period of time) will affect the biota not only in terrestrial systems, but also in marine environments [1]. Oceans have a major role in the global carbon cycle and so directly impact the pace and extent of climate cha ...
... must strive to understand how a changing climate (the weather averaged over a long period of time) will affect the biota not only in terrestrial systems, but also in marine environments [1]. Oceans have a major role in the global carbon cycle and so directly impact the pace and extent of climate cha ...
Potential Climate Change Impacts on Marine Resources
... impacts resulting from other human activities including fishing, pollution, and habitat loss due to coastal development. Climate change can interact with other human-induced changes to alter the fundamental production characteristics of marine systems. Living marine resources have sustained human cu ...
... impacts resulting from other human activities including fishing, pollution, and habitat loss due to coastal development. Climate change can interact with other human-induced changes to alter the fundamental production characteristics of marine systems. Living marine resources have sustained human cu ...
rapid evolution in the face of climate change
... learn how climate change produces not only hotter temperatures, but also extreme weather events. In the second article students learn about phenotypic plasticity and look at several examples of genetic changes that have already occurred in species due to climate change. In class students receive a s ...
... learn how climate change produces not only hotter temperatures, but also extreme weather events. In the second article students learn about phenotypic plasticity and look at several examples of genetic changes that have already occurred in species due to climate change. In class students receive a s ...
Climate change and marine plankton Graeme C. Hays , Anthony J. Richardson
... must strive to understand how a changing climate (the weather averaged over a long period of time) will affect the biota not only in terrestrial systems, but also in marine environments [1]. Oceans have a major role in the global carbon cycle and so directly impact the pace and extent of climate cha ...
... must strive to understand how a changing climate (the weather averaged over a long period of time) will affect the biota not only in terrestrial systems, but also in marine environments [1]. Oceans have a major role in the global carbon cycle and so directly impact the pace and extent of climate cha ...
How does climate change alter agricultural strategies to - PIM
... healthier levels and states. However, over-capacity in fisheries is a problem. As for land-based systems, there are several options for increasing the climate resilience of aquaculture, notably through improving management approaches and selecting of suitable stock. Increasing feeding efficiency or ...
... healthier levels and states. However, over-capacity in fisheries is a problem. As for land-based systems, there are several options for increasing the climate resilience of aquaculture, notably through improving management approaches and selecting of suitable stock. Increasing feeding efficiency or ...
What do stakeholders need to manage for climate change
... board had a strong need for new information about various aspects of how climate affected their sectors’ resources, and several knowledge gaps were identified. The specific needs to fill these gaps fell into two enabling element categories: needs for the data itself, including current and historical ...
... board had a strong need for new information about various aspects of how climate affected their sectors’ resources, and several knowledge gaps were identified. The specific needs to fill these gaps fell into two enabling element categories: needs for the data itself, including current and historical ...
Potential future climatic conditions on tourists: A case study focusing
... approach similar to the one published by Yu, Schwartz and Walsh (2009) using a mix of elementary and bioclimatic approaches. In their study, they (1) combined high temporal weather observations that are more relevant to tourism, (2) addressed the overriding nature of individual weather elements (ins ...
... approach similar to the one published by Yu, Schwartz and Walsh (2009) using a mix of elementary and bioclimatic approaches. In their study, they (1) combined high temporal weather observations that are more relevant to tourism, (2) addressed the overriding nature of individual weather elements (ins ...
Alpine strategy for adaptation to climate change in the field of natural
... change to these events is rather unclear in many cases, it must be assumed that the intensity and frequency of extreme events and natural hazards is likely to increase in future. However, due to the technical limitations in climate change modelling, the lack of regional / local scenarios and the res ...
... change to these events is rather unclear in many cases, it must be assumed that the intensity and frequency of extreme events and natural hazards is likely to increase in future. However, due to the technical limitations in climate change modelling, the lack of regional / local scenarios and the res ...
Hydrologic response of a Hawaiian watershed to future climate
... The impact of potential future climate change scenarios on streamflow and evapotranspiration (ET) in a mountainous Hawaii watershed was studied using the distributed hydrology soil vegetation model (DHSVM). The hydrologic response of the watershed was simulated for 43 years for different levels of at ...
... The impact of potential future climate change scenarios on streamflow and evapotranspiration (ET) in a mountainous Hawaii watershed was studied using the distributed hydrology soil vegetation model (DHSVM). The hydrologic response of the watershed was simulated for 43 years for different levels of at ...
13_02 Unstable Climates
... our instruments. Unlike the wind which we feel on our face or a raindrop that wets our hair, climate is a constructed idea. It is an idea that carries a much richer and longer tradition of meaning than is captured by the rather unimaginative convention that defines climate as being ‘… the average co ...
... our instruments. Unlike the wind which we feel on our face or a raindrop that wets our hair, climate is a constructed idea. It is an idea that carries a much richer and longer tradition of meaning than is captured by the rather unimaginative convention that defines climate as being ‘… the average co ...
Assessment of climate change impact on hydrological extremes in
... The investigation of the potential impact of climate change on the hydrology and hydrological extremes considers the use of many GCM runs to provide a wider range of uncertainty in the GCM based climate projections. It is very crucial to assess the capacity of these climate models’ outputs to simula ...
... The investigation of the potential impact of climate change on the hydrology and hydrological extremes considers the use of many GCM runs to provide a wider range of uncertainty in the GCM based climate projections. It is very crucial to assess the capacity of these climate models’ outputs to simula ...
5. Hydrology - Skagit County
... 2010). All GCMs, however, project increasing trends in temperature through the 21st century. Increases in winter, spring and fall precipitation coupled with summer drying are also a common feature of the GCM simulations for the PNW (See Chapter 3). The sensitivities of the streamflow and peak SWE i ...
... 2010). All GCMs, however, project increasing trends in temperature through the 21st century. Increases in winter, spring and fall precipitation coupled with summer drying are also a common feature of the GCM simulations for the PNW (See Chapter 3). The sensitivities of the streamflow and peak SWE i ...
The Need for (and Obstacles to) Regional Collective Action in Climate Adaptation
... global adaptation mandates, programs, and funding. The next section of this Article discusses why such a shift is important moving forward. ...
... global adaptation mandates, programs, and funding. The next section of this Article discusses why such a shift is important moving forward. ...
FORUM: Sustaining ecosystem functions in a changing world: a call
... focus on the stability of ‘ecosystem states’ as surrogates for overall ecosystem functioning (Fig. 1a). However, this ignores the fact that different ecosystem functions may be uncorrelated, if they depend on different species and func- ...
... focus on the stability of ‘ecosystem states’ as surrogates for overall ecosystem functioning (Fig. 1a). However, this ignores the fact that different ecosystem functions may be uncorrelated, if they depend on different species and func- ...
Climate change alters interannual variation of grassland
... grassland ecosystems (Piao et al. 2006; Nippert et al. 2006) or the complex responses to precipitation patterns within a growing season (Swemmer et al. 2007). For example, interannual ANPP in the short steppe of North America was observed to be affected by current- or previous-year precipitation (La ...
... grassland ecosystems (Piao et al. 2006; Nippert et al. 2006) or the complex responses to precipitation patterns within a growing season (Swemmer et al. 2007). For example, interannual ANPP in the short steppe of North America was observed to be affected by current- or previous-year precipitation (La ...
Niche syndromes, species extinction risks and management under
... Niche syndromes also inform the management options that are available in response to climate change. In particular they can help to indicate when no management action is warranted, when conserving species in situ is practical, and when managed relocation efforts of different geographic scales are co ...
... Niche syndromes also inform the management options that are available in response to climate change. In particular they can help to indicate when no management action is warranted, when conserving species in situ is practical, and when managed relocation efforts of different geographic scales are co ...