Sentences with phrase «by a changing climate»

Production is also more likely to be tied to natural resources affected by changing climates.

Now to be clear, I am NOT saying this storm is caused by changing climate.

Given the well - demonstrated health consequences of nitrogen - related air pollution, along with the additional risks posed by a changing climate, now is not the time to relax emission controls.

For example, it is generally considered that the spread of humans across the planet was motivated by changing climate.

Analysis is further complicated by the changing climate which must be incorporated in long - term planning processes.

Food production is something that will be strongly affected by a changing climate.

To meet climate goals and achieve justice for those most impacted by a changing climate already, fossil gas production and consumption must, like that of other fossil fuels, be phased out as quickly as possible, starting now.

The author argues that the disappearance of the Neanderthals was driven by changing climate rather than competitive advantages enjoyed by early modern humans.

Prior to University of Chicago, Amir was a visiting scholar at the Goldman School of Public Policy in University of California, Berkeley where he worked on the economic analysis of the Risky Business initiative, an independent assessment of the economic risks posed by a changing climate in the U.S commissioned by co-chairs Michael R. Bloomberg, Henry Paulson, and Tom Steyer.

Swissinfo: Rising temperatures, melting glaciers and thawing permafrost: the Swiss Alps are hard hit by the changing climate.

Researchers conducted 3,269 household surveys, more than 100 focus group discussions and open interviews about the economic, social and cultural losses incurred by a changing climate in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Gambia, Kenya, Micronesia, Mozambique and Nepal.

Earlier, Hessl had told me that the two periods were, in broad ways, «mirror images of one another» — each marked by changing climate, urbanization and societal reorganization.

«Weather whiplash» triggered by changing climate will degrade Midwest's drinking water.»

Michigan's mussel populations are threatened by changing climate and land uses.

Given aging U.S. infrastructure, limited public resources and the challenges created by a changing climate, the need to understand the most cost - efficient approach to the design, construction and maintenance of structures is more important than ever.

And I couldn't help notice how the Power Dialog is echoed at the high school level by Change Climate Change, an initiative by some students at the Marlborough School in Los Angeles aiming to engage with government officials shaping their city's energy and climate policies.

What's even more peculiar is the strategic plan projects more frequent and more expensive disasters, yet it falls short of saying extreme weather is propelled by a changing climate.

Other well - known Alaskan birds that could be affected by a changing climate include those that rely on sea ice, like the spectacled Eider and long - distance migrant shorebirds, like the Bar - tailed godwit.

Iceberg numbers and extent are determined by changing climate, which affects glacier dynamics, water and air temperatures, and ocean currents.

Despite economic development in other sectors, 60 % of Nigerians still work in agriculture, and their livelihoods are impacted by a changing climate.

Jablonski and graduate student Stewart Edie, who is the first author on the paper, ran the numbers for two major mass extinctions in history: the relatively gradual end - Paleozoic extinction, perhaps driven by changing climates and ocean composition, and later, the sharper end - Cretaceous extinction, thought to be caused by a meteor impact and / or volcanic eruptions.

Defense Department spokeswoman Heather Babb told The Washington Post the study «provided a better understanding of how atoll islands may be affected by a changing climate.»

Adaptation is aimed at lowering the risks posed by a changing climate.

Rising temperatures, melting glaciers and thawing permafrost: the Swiss Alps are hard hit by the changing climate.

The GEM network plans to continue to closely monitor tropical forests in the Americas, Africa and Asia over the coming decades, to understand how these forests are affected by changing climate.

«Giant Middle East dust storm caused by a changing climate, not human conflict.»

«Until now it was thought that the European immigrants were so successful because they moved into a virtual ecological vacuum, emptied out by changing climate,» Kappelman says.

«Plants are exposed to multiple stresses these days, many driven by changing climate.

Instead, Catholic leaders like Wenski and Carolyn Woo, who heads Catholic Relief Services in the United States, chose to focus on adaptation efforts and providing relief to communities that are affected by the changing climate and other environmental hazards.

A Climate Risk Assessment for the United States identifies the economic risks posed by a changing climate.

All of our countries will be affected by a changing climate.

The aim is also to facilitate the adaptation to the changing operational environment, which is affected by changing climate and demands of forest - based bioeconomy and society in different time spans and regions.

In October 2016, I applied to the International Antarctic Expedition, a program hosted by polar explorer Robert Swan, for individuals seeking to learn about the history, wildlife, and conservation of Antarctica, and how the continent is being affected by a changing climate.

While the evidence that allows us to confirm whether or not this particular hurricane was caused by our changing climate won't be available for years, experts say this is not the question to ask.

Recently, however, fresh evidence that the Classic Maya may have been felled, in part, by a changed climate has been drawn from sediment cores obtained from Lake Chichancanab on the Yucatan Peninsula.

Coastal areas, floodplains, and water systems will all be affected by the changing climate, and it is vital that we understand the potential effects of climate change so businesses, farmers, ranchers, and the entire Nation can prepare for them now.

With respect to why there was a significant increase in tree density over the past several decades, Dolanc offers that the changes in the density and composition of lower - elevation forests are consistent with fire suppression; but that the density increases in high - elevation vegetation types (subalpine forests generally don't burn) are «more likely to be caused by changing climate.»

«You can't look at one event such as this and say with certainty that it was caused by a changing climate, but things just like this are consistent with what the latest modelling shows.»

Fostering a resilient community is about developing a community that can thrive despite the challenges brought to it by changing climate conditions and the consequences of depleting energy resources.

Listen to Encyclopedia of Life's One Species at a Time podcast about the Red Lantern Jellyfish, found about 800 meters below the sea surface, to learn more about how ocean life at various depths is interconnected and how it is being impacted by a changing climate.

Through this argument, one can see that India is walking a tightrope between the twin challenges of ending energy poverty for its 400 million citizens living without electricity access while balancing the needs of the hundreds of millions more who will be impacted by a changing climate.

Through the work of its Greenprint and Urban Resilience programs, the Center advances knowledge and catalyzes adoption of transformative market practices and policies that lead to improved energy performance and portfolio resilience while reducing risks caused by a changing climate.