Frontlines of Climate Change
... While in the temperate parts of Europe the graver impacts of climate change will be slow to arrive, in Canada they are already knocking on your door. The Arctic is warming much more rapidly than lower latitudes, with serious consequences for the culture and subsistence of your native peoples; for bi ...
... While in the temperate parts of Europe the graver impacts of climate change will be slow to arrive, in Canada they are already knocking on your door. The Arctic is warming much more rapidly than lower latitudes, with serious consequences for the culture and subsistence of your native peoples; for bi ...
An analysis of climate trends in the Susquehanna River basin
... summer streamflow. This portion of North America will endure harsher effects of climate change compared to eastern North America (IPCC 2007). Climate Trends and Impacts within Pennsylvania Pennsylvania encompasses 76% of the Susquehanna River basin (SRBC 2008). Within Pennsylvania alone, annual tem ...
... summer streamflow. This portion of North America will endure harsher effects of climate change compared to eastern North America (IPCC 2007). Climate Trends and Impacts within Pennsylvania Pennsylvania encompasses 76% of the Susquehanna River basin (SRBC 2008). Within Pennsylvania alone, annual tem ...
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... has been widespread recognition that action must be taken to reduce these impacts and adapt to the potential changes. The development of adaptive planning (sectorspecific), however, has lagged behind. This can, in part, be attributed to uncertainty and the lack of fine-scale climate impact proje ...
... has been widespread recognition that action must be taken to reduce these impacts and adapt to the potential changes. The development of adaptive planning (sectorspecific), however, has lagged behind. This can, in part, be attributed to uncertainty and the lack of fine-scale climate impact proje ...
Implications of Future Climate for Marine Fish
... standards, the south coast of Australia supports a high abundance of fishes of economic importance, and is characterised by a high regional endemism amongst many groups (Poore 1995). Victorian marine waters support many species which have geographic distributions that extend across temperate marine ...
... standards, the south coast of Australia supports a high abundance of fishes of economic importance, and is characterised by a high regional endemism amongst many groups (Poore 1995). Victorian marine waters support many species which have geographic distributions that extend across temperate marine ...
Water and Climate Change - Background Document
... respectively, complicating the situation even further. The consequences of water scarcity and conflicts could lead to serious crisis and possible confrontations, if they are not looked at, and dealt with, from a mandatory and equitable sustainable approach. For Arab Region, the future projections us ...
... respectively, complicating the situation even further. The consequences of water scarcity and conflicts could lead to serious crisis and possible confrontations, if they are not looked at, and dealt with, from a mandatory and equitable sustainable approach. For Arab Region, the future projections us ...
Climate change and its impacts on river discharge in two climate
... The hydrological model used in this study was the Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The model has been developed with the continuation of USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) modeling experiences for a period of over 30 years ...
... The hydrological model used in this study was the Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The model has been developed with the continuation of USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) modeling experiences for a period of over 30 years ...
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... published recently, concluded that “there is a clear human influence on the climate” and that “it is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of observed warming since 1950” (IPCC, 2013a). ...
... published recently, concluded that “there is a clear human influence on the climate” and that “it is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of observed warming since 1950” (IPCC, 2013a). ...
National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) – Looking through
... It is very likely that subsistence and commercial agriculture on small islands will be adversely affected by climate change (high confidence) ...
... It is very likely that subsistence and commercial agriculture on small islands will be adversely affected by climate change (high confidence) ...
Sensitivity of Twentieth-Century Sahel Rainfall to
... Another process that has been discussed as playing a role in the historical drought is a direct local radiative forcing from dust aerosol, which may have amplified the SST-induced drying in the Sahel (Yoshioka et al. 2007). However, there is currently no multimodel agreement on the sign of the dust ...
... Another process that has been discussed as playing a role in the historical drought is a direct local radiative forcing from dust aerosol, which may have amplified the SST-induced drying in the Sahel (Yoshioka et al. 2007). However, there is currently no multimodel agreement on the sign of the dust ...
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... resource inventories to determine potential yield (FAO, 2002). While this method can handle adaptation to CC, it is data intensive as it is not possible to predict final outcomes without explicitly modelling all relevant components. The other common crop modelling method is known as the production f ...
... resource inventories to determine potential yield (FAO, 2002). While this method can handle adaptation to CC, it is data intensive as it is not possible to predict final outcomes without explicitly modelling all relevant components. The other common crop modelling method is known as the production f ...
Shiri Avnery
... static model inputs. By accounting for the many interactions and feedbacks between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, and biosphere, DGVMs provide a more accurate illustration of ecosystem dynamics and their relationship to climatic conditions (Levis et al., 2004). Because my research focuses ...
... static model inputs. By accounting for the many interactions and feedbacks between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, and biosphere, DGVMs provide a more accurate illustration of ecosystem dynamics and their relationship to climatic conditions (Levis et al., 2004). Because my research focuses ...
Climate Change & Resource Development Scenarios for the
... community amongst decision-makers living and working in the region. ii. To work with stakeholders to envision four future scenarios for the Nechako watershed based on climate-change and resource development variables. These scenarios are intended to envision plausible futures for the watershed and t ...
... community amongst decision-makers living and working in the region. ii. To work with stakeholders to envision four future scenarios for the Nechako watershed based on climate-change and resource development variables. These scenarios are intended to envision plausible futures for the watershed and t ...
Independent Climate
... primer. Edmonton, AB: Sustainable Forest Management Network. Anderson, J., Gomez W., C., McCarney, G., Adamowicz, V., Chalifour, N., Weber, M., Elgie, S., & Howlett, M. (2010b). Natural capital: Using ecosystem service valuation and market-based instruments as tools for sustainable forest management ...
... primer. Edmonton, AB: Sustainable Forest Management Network. Anderson, J., Gomez W., C., McCarney, G., Adamowicz, V., Chalifour, N., Weber, M., Elgie, S., & Howlett, M. (2010b). Natural capital: Using ecosystem service valuation and market-based instruments as tools for sustainable forest management ...
The effects of extreme drought on climate change beliefs, risk
... adaptation attitudes. The nature of droughts makes them particularly apt for studying the effects of extreme events on climate change beliefs: the public appears to perceive droughts more accurately than they do temperature changes, perceptions of which have been influenced by the public climate cha ...
... adaptation attitudes. The nature of droughts makes them particularly apt for studying the effects of extreme events on climate change beliefs: the public appears to perceive droughts more accurately than they do temperature changes, perceptions of which have been influenced by the public climate cha ...
1 - Utrecht University Repository
... be stored long-term as perennial snow, and ice or short-term as seasonal snow before turning into runoff by melting, whereas liquid precipitation runs off directly. Each of these runoff components can be further delayed by infiltration into the soil and recharge to groundwater. The magnitude of the ...
... be stored long-term as perennial snow, and ice or short-term as seasonal snow before turning into runoff by melting, whereas liquid precipitation runs off directly. Each of these runoff components can be further delayed by infiltration into the soil and recharge to groundwater. The magnitude of the ...
- Wiley Online Library
... that a significant change has been detected. Such detection is a necessary step in the process of attributing a particular change to a specific cause, such as the observed rise in greenhouse gas concentrations [Hegerl et al., 2007]. A headline conclusion from the IPCC AR4 was that “most of the obser ...
... that a significant change has been detected. Such detection is a necessary step in the process of attributing a particular change to a specific cause, such as the observed rise in greenhouse gas concentrations [Hegerl et al., 2007]. A headline conclusion from the IPCC AR4 was that “most of the obser ...
What Is and Is Not Known About Climate Change in Illinois
... believed that global warming would occur, and 50 percent believed that it had already begun (Changnon et al., 1992). A similar Delphi sampling in 1990 of 62 climatologists actively involved in global climate change research indicated that 80 percent were convinced that a significant climate change w ...
... believed that global warming would occur, and 50 percent believed that it had already begun (Changnon et al., 1992). A similar Delphi sampling in 1990 of 62 climatologists actively involved in global climate change research indicated that 80 percent were convinced that a significant climate change w ...
Stakeholder perceptions
... skipped, the number of responses per question varies throughout the survey. All regions (i.e. Africa, Asia and the Pacific, the Near East, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America and Europe) and all stakeholder groups (i.e. the public and private sector, community forest users groups, nongove ...
... skipped, the number of responses per question varies throughout the survey. All regions (i.e. Africa, Asia and the Pacific, the Near East, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America and Europe) and all stakeholder groups (i.e. the public and private sector, community forest users groups, nongove ...
Coastal Areas and Marine Resources (Chapter 16) of the
... much as 80% of these disasters were meteorologically related storms,hurricanes,and tornadoes (as opposed to geologically related disasters such as earthquakes and volcanoes) and many of these had their greatest impacts on coastal communities. The potential increase in such events related to climate ...
... much as 80% of these disasters were meteorologically related storms,hurricanes,and tornadoes (as opposed to geologically related disasters such as earthquakes and volcanoes) and many of these had their greatest impacts on coastal communities. The potential increase in such events related to climate ...
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... Climate change (CC) can influence farmers’ crop choices and result in changes in the regionally varying crop mixes. Using a data set including sown area shares for each crop at province level over the most ...
... Climate change (CC) can influence farmers’ crop choices and result in changes in the regionally varying crop mixes. Using a data set including sown area shares for each crop at province level over the most ...
changes in high flows in Sweden in the past and the future (1911
... that the changes in annual maximum daily flows in Sweden oscillate between dry and wet periods but exhibit no significant trend over the past 100 years. Temperature was found to be the strongest climate driver of changes in river high flows, which are related primarily to snowmelt in Sweden. Annual ...
... that the changes in annual maximum daily flows in Sweden oscillate between dry and wet periods but exhibit no significant trend over the past 100 years. Temperature was found to be the strongest climate driver of changes in river high flows, which are related primarily to snowmelt in Sweden. Annual ...
Bronze Age Review
... least either changes in precipitation or evapotranspiration could cause a bog water table to vary over the period of moisture deficit – the summer. Under present climatic conditions in the UK bog water tables during the summer are probably most sensitive to precipitation (Charman, 2007). However, it ...
... least either changes in precipitation or evapotranspiration could cause a bog water table to vary over the period of moisture deficit – the summer. Under present climatic conditions in the UK bog water tables during the summer are probably most sensitive to precipitation (Charman, 2007). However, it ...
Factors Affecting Farmers` Adaptation Strategies to Environmental
... mulching, irrigation with fresh water, and thinning applied by the farmers can help overcome salinity and drought. Recently, a number of varietals adapted for salinity and drought tolerance have been used for planting, but it is not widespread throughout the country [17]. Farmers’ responses to clima ...
... mulching, irrigation with fresh water, and thinning applied by the farmers can help overcome salinity and drought. Recently, a number of varietals adapted for salinity and drought tolerance have been used for planting, but it is not widespread throughout the country [17]. Farmers’ responses to clima ...
English - Stockholm Convention
... increase in surface air temperature, sea water and fresh water temperatures. But they will experience differences in climate change impact on the regional wind and sea current systems, precipitation form and pattern, cloudiness, salinity regime, fresh water run-off and soil erosion. The polar region ...
... increase in surface air temperature, sea water and fresh water temperatures. But they will experience differences in climate change impact on the regional wind and sea current systems, precipitation form and pattern, cloudiness, salinity regime, fresh water run-off and soil erosion. The polar region ...
Assessment of impact of climate change on water resources: a long
... water resources impacts under transient climate change scenarios by an integrated model linking empirical regional climate downscaling, hydrologic and hydraulic models, and GCMs. The transient scenarios show that in the near-term (approximately 20 years) significant changes could occur. Ferris (2005 ...
... water resources impacts under transient climate change scenarios by an integrated model linking empirical regional climate downscaling, hydrologic and hydraulic models, and GCMs. The transient scenarios show that in the near-term (approximately 20 years) significant changes could occur. Ferris (2005 ...