Waterborne transport, ports and waterways: A review of
... providing guidance for sustainable waterborne transport, ports and waterways, it is timely for PIANC to update its position and recommendations regarding climate change. At present, EnviCom Task Group 3 is the only PIANC group looking specifically at climate change. It will take a broad look at all a ...
... providing guidance for sustainable waterborne transport, ports and waterways, it is timely for PIANC to update its position and recommendations regarding climate change. At present, EnviCom Task Group 3 is the only PIANC group looking specifically at climate change. It will take a broad look at all a ...
Road transport sensitivities to weather and climate change in Australia
... increases crash risk. The increase in crash risk suggests that drivers’ adjustments to weather are insufficient to completely offset the adverse weather hazards associated with reduced road-tire friction, loss of vehicle control and poor visibility (Edwards, 1999a; Unrau & Andrey, 2006). Previous re ...
... increases crash risk. The increase in crash risk suggests that drivers’ adjustments to weather are insufficient to completely offset the adverse weather hazards associated with reduced road-tire friction, loss of vehicle control and poor visibility (Edwards, 1999a; Unrau & Andrey, 2006). Previous re ...
Temperature-induced mismatches between
... (Gillooly et al. 2001, Brown et al. 2004). For example, increased metabolic rate can increase resource uptake by primary producers (Enquist et al. 2003) and consumption by species at higher trophic levels (Rall et al. 2010). Such changes may be responsible for restructuring competitive dominance hie ...
... (Gillooly et al. 2001, Brown et al. 2004). For example, increased metabolic rate can increase resource uptake by primary producers (Enquist et al. 2003) and consumption by species at higher trophic levels (Rall et al. 2010). Such changes may be responsible for restructuring competitive dominance hie ...
Challenging the current climate change – migration nexus: exploring
... Since the start of the 1990s, the major issue of climate change stands in direct relation to migration. The first IPCC report stated that “[...] the gravest effects of climate change may be those on human migration [...]” (Watson et al. 1997: 103) From then, the nexus between climate change and migr ...
... Since the start of the 1990s, the major issue of climate change stands in direct relation to migration. The first IPCC report stated that “[...] the gravest effects of climate change may be those on human migration [...]” (Watson et al. 1997: 103) From then, the nexus between climate change and migr ...
A Framework for Assessing the Vulnerability of Communities in the
... unpredictability of the weather have altered traditional hunting and subsistence strategies (Krupnik and Jolly, 2002). For example, Inuit at Baker Lake in Nunavut have had to adjust the timing and location of their hunting activities in response to lowering water levels in lakes and rivers, which ha ...
... unpredictability of the weather have altered traditional hunting and subsistence strategies (Krupnik and Jolly, 2002). For example, Inuit at Baker Lake in Nunavut have had to adjust the timing and location of their hunting activities in response to lowering water levels in lakes and rivers, which ha ...
Climate Change Adaptation Guideline
... generating exacerbated flood, storm surge, inundation, heat, extreme storm and weather events. Use climate change projections to analyse the impact on people, the environment and the physical infrastructure. Build in adaptive capacity in infrastructure design. Incorporate recent policy or best indus ...
... generating exacerbated flood, storm surge, inundation, heat, extreme storm and weather events. Use climate change projections to analyse the impact on people, the environment and the physical infrastructure. Build in adaptive capacity in infrastructure design. Incorporate recent policy or best indus ...
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... into a new era. However, fluctuating weather conditions, meaning large inter- and intraannual as well as spatial variation, are typical for high latitude agro-ecosystems. Therefore, variable conditions have required hitherto continuous adaptation and measures by farmers to manage production risks. B ...
... into a new era. However, fluctuating weather conditions, meaning large inter- and intraannual as well as spatial variation, are typical for high latitude agro-ecosystems. Therefore, variable conditions have required hitherto continuous adaptation and measures by farmers to manage production risks. B ...
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... into a new era. However, fluctuating weather conditions, meaning large inter- and intraannual as well as spatial variation, are typical for high latitude agro-ecosystems. Therefore, variable conditions have required hitherto continuous adaptation and measures by farmers to manage production risks. B ...
... into a new era. However, fluctuating weather conditions, meaning large inter- and intraannual as well as spatial variation, are typical for high latitude agro-ecosystems. Therefore, variable conditions have required hitherto continuous adaptation and measures by farmers to manage production risks. B ...
2012 Annual Report on the Monitoring of
... Accounting for Global Climate Change The prospect of global climate change influencing aquatic habitats and in turn the composition of stream communities is challenging (Poff et al. 2002, Herbst and Cooper 2010). If global climate change does result in a gradual increase in disturbance-tolerant and ...
... Accounting for Global Climate Change The prospect of global climate change influencing aquatic habitats and in turn the composition of stream communities is challenging (Poff et al. 2002, Herbst and Cooper 2010). If global climate change does result in a gradual increase in disturbance-tolerant and ...
Changes in Water Use Under Regional Climate Change Scenarios
... statistical estimation of demand impacts for six utilities suggest that future climate scenarios could lead to additional complications for water resources management. With respect to broad regional trends, many highly-populated areas rely on surface water as the primary source for meeting demands. ...
... statistical estimation of demand impacts for six utilities suggest that future climate scenarios could lead to additional complications for water resources management. With respect to broad regional trends, many highly-populated areas rely on surface water as the primary source for meeting demands. ...
Deepening the Food Crisis? A summary of the Study `Climate
... livestock and fishing. Poor and vulnerable people in developing countries who are already threatened by or suffering from hunger and malnutrition will be hit worst, as numerous studies and first hand experience show. The steep and scandalous increase of the number of hungry people in the world from ...
... livestock and fishing. Poor and vulnerable people in developing countries who are already threatened by or suffering from hunger and malnutrition will be hit worst, as numerous studies and first hand experience show. The steep and scandalous increase of the number of hungry people in the world from ...
Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap
... more intense natural disasters. Our coastal installations are vulnerable to rising sea levels and increased flooding, while droughts, wildfires, and more extreme temperatures could threaten many of our training activities. Our supply chains could be impacted, and we will need to ensure our critical ...
... more intense natural disasters. Our coastal installations are vulnerable to rising sea levels and increased flooding, while droughts, wildfires, and more extreme temperatures could threaten many of our training activities. Our supply chains could be impacted, and we will need to ensure our critical ...
Understanding Uncertainties in Future Colorado River Streamflow
... concentrations translate to larger temperature increases especially in the latter part of the 21st century. ...
... concentrations translate to larger temperature increases especially in the latter part of the 21st century. ...
Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Tanzania
... changes in the length of the growing season affecting agricultural activities in the country. In addition, increase in the duration and incidence of droughts associated with climate change are likely to further decrease the area of grazing land available to livestock-keeping communities in Tanzania. ...
... changes in the length of the growing season affecting agricultural activities in the country. In addition, increase in the duration and incidence of droughts associated with climate change are likely to further decrease the area of grazing land available to livestock-keeping communities in Tanzania. ...
Report on climate change and migration scenario
... induced migration will become a key issue over the next century. Poverty, failing ecosystems, vulnerability to natural hazards and gradual climate-driven environmental changes are all linked to environmental migration. Warming will affect agricultural productivity, natural disaster such as floods wi ...
... induced migration will become a key issue over the next century. Poverty, failing ecosystems, vulnerability to natural hazards and gradual climate-driven environmental changes are all linked to environmental migration. Warming will affect agricultural productivity, natural disaster such as floods wi ...
Velocity of climate change algorithms for guiding conservation and
... clarity of interpretation. No biological response of organisms to climate change is implicitly or explicitly inferred as, for example, would be by projections based on species distribution models. Rather, velocities are a simple function of spatial and temporal variation in cliCorrespondence: Andrea ...
... clarity of interpretation. No biological response of organisms to climate change is implicitly or explicitly inferred as, for example, would be by projections based on species distribution models. Rather, velocities are a simple function of spatial and temporal variation in cliCorrespondence: Andrea ...
Climate Change North | Signs of Change: Studying Tree Rings
... My name is Nancy Colberg, and I teach grade 4 at Jack Hulland. Elementary School in Whitehorse, Yukon. I have a wonderful class of 27 active students, who are very much interested in doing experiments, writing and performing plays, and working on our class website. Whitehorse is a city of about 30 0 ...
... My name is Nancy Colberg, and I teach grade 4 at Jack Hulland. Elementary School in Whitehorse, Yukon. I have a wonderful class of 27 active students, who are very much interested in doing experiments, writing and performing plays, and working on our class website. Whitehorse is a city of about 30 0 ...
Fungi the unknown Organisms – an
... climate, an exception of this rule are specific lichens, which are sensitive to higher temperatures [12]. For pathogenic fungi certain changes in climate change such as higher air humidity and higher or more moderate temperate are beneficial (see Box). Global climate change due to increased CO2 emis ...
... climate, an exception of this rule are specific lichens, which are sensitive to higher temperatures [12]. For pathogenic fungi certain changes in climate change such as higher air humidity and higher or more moderate temperate are beneficial (see Box). Global climate change due to increased CO2 emis ...
Multimodel projections and uncertainties of irrigation water demand
... GHMs project a consistent increase in both IWD and IWC (similar to LPJmL without CO2 fertilization effect). The spread among GHMs responding to different degree of global warming is large, suggesting that a large fraction of the spread of ensemble projections is attributed to the differences among t ...
... GHMs project a consistent increase in both IWD and IWC (similar to LPJmL without CO2 fertilization effect). The spread among GHMs responding to different degree of global warming is large, suggesting that a large fraction of the spread of ensemble projections is attributed to the differences among t ...
Future Climate Projections around Turkey by Global Climate Models
... the lower Seyhan River Basin, blocked by the Toros Mountains to the north. There is an increase in precipitation over the northern coastal region in Turkey facing the Black Sea. The pattern is different in spring (MAM), when magnitude in precipitation changes over the Mediterranean Sea becomes small ...
... the lower Seyhan River Basin, blocked by the Toros Mountains to the north. There is an increase in precipitation over the northern coastal region in Turkey facing the Black Sea. The pattern is different in spring (MAM), when magnitude in precipitation changes over the Mediterranean Sea becomes small ...
ELPIS-JP: a dataset of local-scale daily climate change scenarios for
... uncertainty of climate projections associated with using different GCMs and greenhouse gas and aerosol emission scenarios. Recently, 20 km grid atmosphereonly GCMs have been made feasible [1]. Yet, the simulation period and the size of ensembles are limited for such GCM experiments, constraining pro ...
... uncertainty of climate projections associated with using different GCMs and greenhouse gas and aerosol emission scenarios. Recently, 20 km grid atmosphereonly GCMs have been made feasible [1]. Yet, the simulation period and the size of ensembles are limited for such GCM experiments, constraining pro ...
The design of a legacy indicator tool for measuring climate change
... results between studies given the variety of methodologies employed [19]. The vast majority are also short-term projects, and even in the lengthy ones, the most an individual sample was exposed for was 8 years [18, 20]. Damage correlation ...
... results between studies given the variety of methodologies employed [19]. The vast majority are also short-term projects, and even in the lengthy ones, the most an individual sample was exposed for was 8 years [18, 20]. Damage correlation ...
Impact of climate change on photochemical air pollution in Southern
... maximum temperatures. Bonfils and Lobell (2007) and Lobell and Bonfils (2008) show that increases in irrigation have had a cooling effect on daytime temperatures during summer. Ongoing work by Lebassi et al. (2009), indicate the potential for stronger sea breezes associated with climate change to ca ...
... maximum temperatures. Bonfils and Lobell (2007) and Lobell and Bonfils (2008) show that increases in irrigation have had a cooling effect on daytime temperatures during summer. Ongoing work by Lebassi et al. (2009), indicate the potential for stronger sea breezes associated with climate change to ca ...
rapid climate change
... Interannual changes in the circulation can be monitored with a resolution of 1.5 Sv. Three key components of the circulation (Gulf Stream, wind-driven surface circulation and transatlantic circulation) all contribute significantly to the variations in its strength. ...
... Interannual changes in the circulation can be monitored with a resolution of 1.5 Sv. Three key components of the circulation (Gulf Stream, wind-driven surface circulation and transatlantic circulation) all contribute significantly to the variations in its strength. ...
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... Present systems were developed when underutilized stocks were available and freely accessible to largescale fishing operations. Most have not been adjusted to the situation of resource scarcity. Adoption of the UN Convention on Law of the Sea and Exclusive Economic Zones, generally out to 200 miles, ...
... Present systems were developed when underutilized stocks were available and freely accessible to largescale fishing operations. Most have not been adjusted to the situation of resource scarcity. Adoption of the UN Convention on Law of the Sea and Exclusive Economic Zones, generally out to 200 miles, ...