climate change - Saskatchewan.ca
... In the last decade, global temperatures have been higher 75 percent of the time when compared to the last 11,300 years. The global concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reached 400 parts per million. This is the highest rate in recorded history. Carbon and water cycle scientists like ...
... In the last decade, global temperatures have been higher 75 percent of the time when compared to the last 11,300 years. The global concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reached 400 parts per million. This is the highest rate in recorded history. Carbon and water cycle scientists like ...
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... Therefore, lengthening the extent of the record and examining different sublengths of it can reveal patterns and trends not apparent from short-term data sets.The ice phenology data allow analysesof long-term, 100- to ISO-year trends and shorter interyear and interdecadaldynamics; they allow analyse ...
... Therefore, lengthening the extent of the record and examining different sublengths of it can reveal patterns and trends not apparent from short-term data sets.The ice phenology data allow analysesof long-term, 100- to ISO-year trends and shorter interyear and interdecadaldynamics; they allow analyse ...
Effects of climate change on US crop production: simulation results
... ferences in both natural and anthropogenic factors that control plant response. For instance, elevated CO2 alone is expected to increase crop yields (Kimball 1983), but higher temperatures may act to either enhance or counterbalance this beneficial effect. Projected higher spring-summer air temperat ...
... ferences in both natural and anthropogenic factors that control plant response. For instance, elevated CO2 alone is expected to increase crop yields (Kimball 1983), but higher temperatures may act to either enhance or counterbalance this beneficial effect. Projected higher spring-summer air temperat ...
S08-2 Mistimed reproduction due to global climate change
... mediator of the timing of reproduction in many bird species is synchronization of offspring needs with an abundance of food. For great tits in the Hoge Veluwe, the key prey are caterpillars on oak (Quercus robur) trees. We have measured caterpillar biomass there from 1985 onwards, and can thus compa ...
... mediator of the timing of reproduction in many bird species is synchronization of offspring needs with an abundance of food. For great tits in the Hoge Veluwe, the key prey are caterpillars on oak (Quercus robur) trees. We have measured caterpillar biomass there from 1985 onwards, and can thus compa ...
Mistreatment of the economic impacts of extreme events
... development are the principal factors responsible for the documented increasing losses to date. 9. The vulnerability of communities to natural disasters is determined by their economic development and other social characteristics. 10. There is evidence that changing patterns of extreme events are dr ...
... development are the principal factors responsible for the documented increasing losses to date. 9. The vulnerability of communities to natural disasters is determined by their economic development and other social characteristics. 10. There is evidence that changing patterns of extreme events are dr ...
Chapter 3 - Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
... Wisconsin. It results when large precipitation events wash sediment and nutrients off the landscape, threatening downstream surface water resources. When runoff containing nutrients such as phosphorus washes into water bodies, the result is excess nutrient loading. These nutrients fertilize algae an ...
... Wisconsin. It results when large precipitation events wash sediment and nutrients off the landscape, threatening downstream surface water resources. When runoff containing nutrients such as phosphorus washes into water bodies, the result is excess nutrient loading. These nutrients fertilize algae an ...
Abrupt Non-Linear Climate Change, Irreversibility and
... are typically surprise-free. Thus, decision-makers reading the “standard” literature will rarely appreciate the full range of possible outcomes, and thus might be more willing to risk adapting to prospective changes rather than attempting to avoid them through abatement than if they were aware that ...
... are typically surprise-free. Thus, decision-makers reading the “standard” literature will rarely appreciate the full range of possible outcomes, and thus might be more willing to risk adapting to prospective changes rather than attempting to avoid them through abatement than if they were aware that ...
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... production and input decisions, which is mainly due to the fact that agriculture in general has a long production cycle and is affected by a large number of endogenous or exogenous uncertainty factors. The prevailing climatic conditions for instance are important sources of uncertainty. Factors such ...
... production and input decisions, which is mainly due to the fact that agriculture in general has a long production cycle and is affected by a large number of endogenous or exogenous uncertainty factors. The prevailing climatic conditions for instance are important sources of uncertainty. Factors such ...
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... Our capacity to downscale geographically coarse average climate projections into local projections for temperature, precipitation, and other variables that reflect daily weather changes across a finer spatial and temporal scale. ...
... Our capacity to downscale geographically coarse average climate projections into local projections for temperature, precipitation, and other variables that reflect daily weather changes across a finer spatial and temporal scale. ...
Agricultural technologies for climate change in developing
... alternative to abandoning cultivation agriculture all together. Adopting such practices may not be technology intensive, but will almost certainly require investments in capacity building and agricultural extension. Furthermore, in some places, such investment simply will not pay and investments in ...
... alternative to abandoning cultivation agriculture all together. Adopting such practices may not be technology intensive, but will almost certainly require investments in capacity building and agricultural extension. Furthermore, in some places, such investment simply will not pay and investments in ...
Climate change projections for Greater Manchester
... the potential future climate for the UK. Continued improvements in modelling and understanding of the climate system allow climate projections to be periodically reviewed and refined. This latest set of projections is an improvement on the last suite of UKCIP02 scenarios as they are downscaled to a ...
... the potential future climate for the UK. Continued improvements in modelling and understanding of the climate system allow climate projections to be periodically reviewed and refined. This latest set of projections is an improvement on the last suite of UKCIP02 scenarios as they are downscaled to a ...
No Species Loss - Overview - Department of Environment, Water
... GOAL 1 – Conservation of South Australia’s biodiversity The approaches to biodiversity conservation in South Australia focus on managing protected areas, threatened species, threatened ecological communities, key threatening processes, landscapes (e.g. NatureLinks), and cultural landscapes (mana ...
... GOAL 1 – Conservation of South Australia’s biodiversity The approaches to biodiversity conservation in South Australia focus on managing protected areas, threatened species, threatened ecological communities, key threatening processes, landscapes (e.g. NatureLinks), and cultural landscapes (mana ...
Climate Risk Assessment for Water Resources
... future climate over the NRB, and to assess its potential impacts on water resources, energy, navigation, agriculture and environment, as well as possible consequences for the design of existing and planned infrastructure. Finally, it assesses also the potential negative impacts on the Economic Inter ...
... future climate over the NRB, and to assess its potential impacts on water resources, energy, navigation, agriculture and environment, as well as possible consequences for the design of existing and planned infrastructure. Finally, it assesses also the potential negative impacts on the Economic Inter ...
Full Text - PDF - BluePen Journals
... shelves and upwelling continental shelves are extremely productive than the open oceans and the deep sea. The ocean‟s biological diversity provides immense benefits to all of human society. Knowledge about these resources is still meagre; however, trends in the best studied species and ecosystems in ...
... shelves and upwelling continental shelves are extremely productive than the open oceans and the deep sea. The ocean‟s biological diversity provides immense benefits to all of human society. Knowledge about these resources is still meagre; however, trends in the best studied species and ecosystems in ...
CHAPTER 9 POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CHANGE FOR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
... show a clear cor relation with two large-scale patterns of climate variation over the Pacific,one more and one less well known. The El Niño/ Souther n Oscillation (ENSO) is an irregular oscillation with a period of 2 to 7 years,which is widely known and intensively studied. ENSO’s positive El Niño p ...
... show a clear cor relation with two large-scale patterns of climate variation over the Pacific,one more and one less well known. The El Niño/ Souther n Oscillation (ENSO) is an irregular oscillation with a period of 2 to 7 years,which is widely known and intensively studied. ENSO’s positive El Niño p ...
Combined speeds of climate and land
... from 1-km-resolution data sets, and these velocities increase by a factor of 10 when analysed at the 10-km resolution of our study5 , bringing the previously estimated historic and our projected rates of change into closer alignment. Spatial patterns of multivariate climate speeds (Fig. 1a) are cons ...
... from 1-km-resolution data sets, and these velocities increase by a factor of 10 when analysed at the 10-km resolution of our study5 , bringing the previously estimated historic and our projected rates of change into closer alignment. Spatial patterns of multivariate climate speeds (Fig. 1a) are cons ...
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... According to previous studies, global warming has been in increasing trend since the1980s although the Earth's average surface temperature has increased by about 1.2 to 1.4°F in the last 100 years (Mendelshon, 2007). Based on the NOAA and NASA data, the eight warmest years on record have all occurre ...
... According to previous studies, global warming has been in increasing trend since the1980s although the Earth's average surface temperature has increased by about 1.2 to 1.4°F in the last 100 years (Mendelshon, 2007). Based on the NOAA and NASA data, the eight warmest years on record have all occurre ...
Comparative biology of different plant pathogens to estimate effects
... increase in the number of invasive pathogens. For example, range expansion of grey leaf blight of maize, ...
... increase in the number of invasive pathogens. For example, range expansion of grey leaf blight of maize, ...
SENSING AND RESPONDING TO A CLIMATE CHANGE
... impact of climate variability among employees of farmers' associations. Several researches have investigated the extent of individual farmers' awareness and perceptions of climate variability and the behavioral adjustments they have made in farming practices in response to climate changes (Brondizio ...
... impact of climate variability among employees of farmers' associations. Several researches have investigated the extent of individual farmers' awareness and perceptions of climate variability and the behavioral adjustments they have made in farming practices in response to climate changes (Brondizio ...
Trend Analysis of the Mean Annual Temperature in
... Rwanda is a small mountainous, landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Africa. Bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda, it is located at 02˚00 Latitude South and 30˚00 Longitude East. Total land area is about 24,950 km2, and inland lakes cover abo ...
... Rwanda is a small mountainous, landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Africa. Bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda, it is located at 02˚00 Latitude South and 30˚00 Longitude East. Total land area is about 24,950 km2, and inland lakes cover abo ...
Link to full document - Joint Program on the Science and Policy of
... conditions throughout the entire HUC. Daily minimum and maximum air temperature, Tmin and Tmax, respectively, are defined on a 1° × 1° scale and we adjust the interpolation accordingly. Climate projections and future time periods (henceforth referred to as eras) allow us to estimate the benefits of ...
... conditions throughout the entire HUC. Daily minimum and maximum air temperature, Tmin and Tmax, respectively, are defined on a 1° × 1° scale and we adjust the interpolation accordingly. Climate projections and future time periods (henceforth referred to as eras) allow us to estimate the benefits of ...
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... scientific agreement exists on the underlying theory of climate change, although the nature and magnitude of future effects from greenhouse warming as predicted by computer models remain in debate. 2. Impact on Agriculture Reports of IPCC (1990) and NAS (1991) indicate that there is potential for ma ...
... scientific agreement exists on the underlying theory of climate change, although the nature and magnitude of future effects from greenhouse warming as predicted by computer models remain in debate. 2. Impact on Agriculture Reports of IPCC (1990) and NAS (1991) indicate that there is potential for ma ...
http://www.fao.org/docrep/meeting/019/k7582e.pdf
... climate change on these sectors and coastal and riparian communities in general are difficult to ignore. Concurrently, fisheries and aquaculture do contribute, albeit to a limited extent, to GHG emissions, and present some opportunities for mitigation efforts. ...
... climate change on these sectors and coastal and riparian communities in general are difficult to ignore. Concurrently, fisheries and aquaculture do contribute, albeit to a limited extent, to GHG emissions, and present some opportunities for mitigation efforts. ...
Climate change as a driver of change in the Great Lakes St
... Lamon and Stow (2010) and Sellinger et al. (2008) showed a downward trend in water levels, particularly since the end of the 20th century, potentially associated with changes in evaporation and net precipitation (overlake precipitation minus evaporation) – particularly on Lakes Michigan and Huron. T ...
... Lamon and Stow (2010) and Sellinger et al. (2008) showed a downward trend in water levels, particularly since the end of the 20th century, potentially associated with changes in evaporation and net precipitation (overlake precipitation minus evaporation) – particularly on Lakes Michigan and Huron. T ...
Climate variability and vulnerability to climate change: a review
... the current century, and confidence in projecting changes in the direction and magnitude of climate extremes is generally low, although as the IPCC (2012) points out, low confidence in projections of changes in extremes does not mean that such changes are necessarily unlikely. Similarly, given curre ...
... the current century, and confidence in projecting changes in the direction and magnitude of climate extremes is generally low, although as the IPCC (2012) points out, low confidence in projections of changes in extremes does not mean that such changes are necessarily unlikely. Similarly, given curre ...