Your statement that complex climate models are not needed for assessing
local impacts of changing climate statistics and can be replaced by simple permutation of the forcing conditions is sometimes true and sometimes it clearly isn't.
Not exact matches
And it crosses over all these lines:
local environmental
impact, there's the
climate argument, there's the First Nations rights argument, there's the stewardship argument, so it can really draw from a whole wide sector
of civil society in the way that the faceless catastrophe
of climate change can't.
Sonoma County Snares $ 8 Million to Fight Drought and
Climate Change Sonoma County secured an $ 8 million federal grant to fund conservation projects and acquire land development rights that help combat the impacts of drought and climate change in the Russian River watershed, local and federal officials said Fr
Climate Change Sonoma County secured an $ 8 million federal grant to fund conservation projects and acquire land development rights that help combat the impacts of drought and climate change in the Russian River watershed, local and federal officials said Fri
Change Sonoma County secured an $ 8 million federal grant to fund conservation projects and acquire land development rights that help combat the
impacts of drought and
climate change in the Russian River watershed, local and federal officials said Fr
climate change in the Russian River watershed, local and federal officials said Fri
change in the Russian River watershed,
local and federal officials said Friday...
Mass Audubon sanctuaries are beautiful places where visitors can come to understand the
local impacts of climate change and how to take action.
LINCOLN, MA — Mass Audubon, in partnership with the Connecticut Audubon Society and the Audubon Society
of Rhode Island, has been awarded a $ 69,632 Environmental Education grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to inform their members and the public about
climate change and its
impacts on
local ecosystems.
With data collected over time, the study will increase our understanding
of the
local impacts of climate change and contribute to the natural history
of Great Lakes fish.
In particular it might help to frame the story in terms not so much
of potentially devastating consequences in distant parts
of the world, but in terms
of more
local impacts of the
climate changing and what people are doing about it.
The Government announced its intention to create a new framework for aviation in the UK, to replace the previous government's 2003 White Paper, «The Future
of Air Transport», which it said «failed to take sufficient account
of climate change and the
impact of aviation on
local communities.»
County Executive Molinaro said, «During almost a quarter - century
of service to Dutchess County, Valerie Sommerville has seen significant
change in our national and
local economic
climate — including the Great Recession and its continued lingering
impacts.
Panels focused on current efforts to tackle
climate change, ranging from
local environmental initiatives to the global Paris
climate agreement, as well as how divestment from fossil fuels can be a tool for
climate justice and curbing the
impacts of climate change.
Such a move would have a profound
impact on the unique languages and cultures including Pacific islanders — and in the Marshalls,
locals have been talking about new ideas and phenomena as they've seen the preliminary effects
of a
changing climate on their coasts.
The results suggest that recent
changes in global vegetation have had
impacts on
local climates that should be considered in the design
of local mitigation and adaptation plans.
Speaking at a Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars forum yesterday, Brady noted what she called a «missing middle» between the international scope
of the U.N.
climate change discussions and the very
local, grass - roots efforts to help communities adapt to weather - related
impact.
By focusing on the whole community ecology
of the park — with a particular emphasis on the freshwater, soil, and intertidal zone systems
of Mount Desert Island, Schoodic Peninsula, and Isle au Haut and the organisms found there — she will strive to understand the
impact of global phenomena, such as biological invasions and
climate change, on the
local ecosystem.
Experts should take note
of local knowledge and beliefs when making plans about how to help people in vulnerable regions cope with the
impacts of climate change.
«It is important to take the global projections and zoom them in to regional and
local levels to better understand the societal
impacts of climate change,» Pal says.
Until now, those landscape
changes have never been studied on a national or international scale, Schimel said, adding that research suggesting a
climate impact, either global or
local, is «kind
of a new thing.»
«Looking at
changes in the number
of dry days per year is a new way
of understanding how
climate change will affect us that goes beyond just annual or seasonal mean precipitation
changes, and allows us to better adapt to and mitigate the
impacts of local hydrological
changes,» said Polade, a postdoctoral researcher who works with Scripps
climate scientists Dan Cayan, David Pierce, Alexander Gershunov, and Michael Dettinger, who are co-authors
of the study.
Three federal agencies announced the launch Monday
of a joint program to predict
climate change and its
impacts on
local scales over a few decades, information that decision makers will need to adapt to the inevitable.
The biggest concern: that the Accelerated
Climate Modeling for Energy (ACME) project, meant to forecast local impacts of climate change and to be used on DOE's future exascale supercomputers, would dilute resources from the Community Earth System Model
Climate Modeling for Energy (ACME) project, meant to forecast
local impacts of climate change and to be used on DOE's future exascale supercomputers, would dilute resources from the Community Earth System Model
climate change and to be used on DOE's future exascale supercomputers, would dilute resources from the Community Earth System Model (CESM).
But whatever state leaders think
of climate change,
local officials find they can't ignore increasingly apparent street - level
impacts.
The models used for testing the
impact of climate change combine the risks
of avalanche with
local climate data.
Climate change could have different
impacts on the many types
of terrain that stretch across L.A. «It's hard to make
local policy when you don't have a clear picture
of how various neighborhoods could be hit.»
the type and effectiveness
of local political leadership and input in larger decision - making questions — northern institutions often lack the time, mandate and funding to address
climate change impacts — though emerging leaders in Canada and Alaska are proving to be an exception to this pattern;
Their goal was to characterize the differences to inform and guide scientists and land managers who are evaluating the projected
impacts of climate change on
local resources.
It is the policy
of the Federal Government, in cooperation with State and
local governments, Indian tribes, and other interested stakeholders to use all practicable means and measures to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources to enable them to become more resilient, adapt to, and withstand the
impacts of climate change and ocean acidification.
(1) provide technical assistance to Federal departments and agencies, State and
local governments, Indian tribes, and interested private landowners in their efforts to assess and address the
impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources;
(2) a description
of current research, observation, and monitoring activities at the Federal, State, tribal, and
local level related to the
impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources, as well as identification
of research and data needs and priorities;
Thus, predicting
climate - related
changes in teleconnections and the
impact of those
changes on
local weather and
climate are important areas
of ongoing research.
The worst
impacts of climate change on the world's poorest fishing communities can likely be avoided by careful management
of the
local environment and investing in the diversifi...
My second Sidney Byers Scholarship will allow me to continue with my PhD studies and to work on my dissertation, which will be about understanding perceptions
of local mountain herders towards
climate change, while investigating its
impact on their daily life, routines and livelihoods.
Even if we consider the
impact of environmental degradation on humanity, deforestation has a more significant and immediate
impact on
local weather, water availability, water quality, and soil erosion than does global
climate change from greenhouse gases.
Cally Carswell, a contributing editor at High Country News, won NASW's Science in Society Award for science reporting for a
local or regional market in 2014 for this tale
of dying trees in New Mexico — and what they tell us about the future
impact of climate change.
Fellows will work with
local government agencies, civil society groups, and universities to discuss regional
impacts of climate change and energy policy, and develop relationships for continued multi-lateral cooperation.
The
Climate Impact Lab's sea - level rise projections use a framework that ties together multiple threads
of information to assess the probability
of local sea - level
changes around the world, under different future emissions scenarios.
The
impacts and management
of global
climate change in extreme environments, including adaptation by
local populations.
The report is one
of a series that the Brookings team has conducted on the
impact of changes in mainstream news media over the past five years, where general reporting on
local and statewide education issues has fallen dramatically as print media has struggled in the current economic
climate and
changes brought on by the internet.
In addition to the outdoor sculptural works (which apparently remain accessible even in winter) 2016 also saw the start
of the Verbier 3 - D Glacier Project, four years
of interplay between artists,
locals and environmentalists looking at the challenges
of climate change and chronicling its
impact on the
local environment.
Some state and
local governments have already begun their planning and preparation for extreme events and other
impacts of climate change.
The Yale Project on
Climate Change Communication «undertook this project because most of the action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare for climate impacts is happening at the state and local levels of American s
Climate Change Communication «undertook this project because most
of the action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare for
climate impacts is happening at the state and local levels of American s
climate impacts is happening at the state and
local levels
of American society.
This line from the 2007 report's chapter on human health is about as straightforward as any language can be: «Despite the known causal links between
climate and malaria transmission dynamics, there is still much uncertainty about the potential
impact of climate change on malaria at
local and global scales.»
As can be seen, people adapt themselves to
local / regional
climate, but feel the
impact of sudden
changes either way out.
To highlight the
local impacts of climate change on sensitive ecosystems while raising money for Architecture 2030, Erin McDade and Lindsay Rasmussen will be taking part in a four - day hike in the Glacier National Park in Montana, while Andrew Lee will be undertaking a four - day bike ride around the Puget Sound.
Climate Central is a credible source of climate change news and analysis, as well as a range of videos, graphics and mapping tools that visualize local impacts like heat, extreme weather, and sea leve
Climate Central is a credible source
of climate change news and analysis, as well as a range of videos, graphics and mapping tools that visualize local impacts like heat, extreme weather, and sea leve
climate change news and analysis, as well as a range
of videos, graphics and mapping tools that visualize
local impacts like heat, extreme weather, and sea level rise.
The Southeast Florida Regional
Climate Change Compact is a bipartisan initiative where local governments from four major counties — with a combined population of 5.6 million — are developing and implementing comprehensive measures to address climate impacts like sea - leve
Climate Change Compact is a bipartisan initiative where
local governments from four major counties — with a combined population
of 5.6 million — are developing and implementing comprehensive measures to address
climate impacts like sea - leve
climate impacts like sea - level rise.
There is no shortage
of support needs for communities to address the
impacts of climate change in agricultural systems, including support for adaptation for vulnerable regions and transformation to sustainable and resilient food production systems, built around
local food economies.
The latest assessment
of the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change noted these concerns: «Despite the known causal links between climate and malaria transmission dynamics, there is still much uncertainty about the potential impact of climate change on malaria at local and global scales.
Climate Change noted these concerns: «Despite the known causal links between climate and malaria transmission dynamics, there is still much uncertainty about the potential impact of climate change on malaria at local and global scales.&
Change noted these concerns: «Despite the known causal links between
climate and malaria transmission dynamics, there is still much uncertainty about the potential impact of climate change on malaria at local and global scales.
climate and malaria transmission dynamics, there is still much uncertainty about the potential
impact of climate change on malaria at local and global scales.
climate change on malaria at local and global scales.&
change on malaria at
local and global scales.»
To avert negative
impact of climate change, accelerated adoption
of climate - smart agriculture would be necessary which would require dynamic national policies and investment priorities that will positively influence
local institutions and interventions to adapt
climate change.
Determining which types
of prevention to invest in (such as monitoring, early warning systems, and land - use
changes that reduce the
impact of heat and floods) depends on several factors, including health problems common to that particular area, vulnerable populations, the preventive health systems already in place, and the expected
impacts of climate change.275
Local capacity to adapt is very important; unfortunately the most vulnerable populations also frequently have limited resources for managing
climate - health risks.
And through conversations with others in the growing
climate justice movement, I began to see all kinds
of ways that
climate change could become a catalyzing force for positive
change — how it could be the best argument progressives have ever had to demand the rebuilding and reviving
of local economies; to reclaim our democracies from corrosive corporate influence; to block harmful new free trade deals and rewrite old ones; to invest in starving public infrastructure like mass transit and affordable housing; to take back ownership
of essential services like energy and water; to remake our sick agricultural system into something much healthier; to open borders to migrants whose displacement is linked to
climate impacts; to finally respect Indigenous land rights — all
of which would help to end grotesque levels
of inequality within our nations and between them.