Sentences with phrase «potential impacts of climate change»

But that just might be his point: the mere thought of potential impact of climate change is scary enough without needing to add any personal elements.

To understand potential impacts of climate change for societies and ecosystems, scientists use scenarios to explore implications of a range of possible futures.

Implementation of strategies that will help mitigate potential impacts of climate change are also on the agenda.

The National Academy of Sciences discusses five climate changes expected to have important effects on transportation in Potential Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Transportation:

The New York Times has reported the shut - down of the Center for Capacity Building, a small NCAR team that has been assessing potential impacts of climate change on poor countries, attracting wide global notice.

Inhofe was a co-plaintiff in a lawsuit filed by the Competitive Enterprise Institute in 2000, trying to bar the distribution or use of the National Assessment, which analyzed potential impacts of climate change on the U.S..

Trenberth, K., 2010: Tennessee Floods Demonstrate Potential Impacts of Climate Change.

A significant potential impact of climate change on soil erosion and sediment generation is associated with the change from snowfall to rainfall.

She was lead author for the chapter on mitigation in the Third National Climate Assessment, a report mandated by Congress to provide scientific information and guidance for managing potential impacts of climate change and informing long - term planning decisions.

and barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) in field trialsconducted in eastern Canada are explored and then used to estimate potential impacts of climate change scenarios on anticipated average yields and total production of these commodities for the Atlantic region for the 2040 to 2069 period.

From what we know right now, the possibility that AMOC will shut down remains a «potential impact of climate change with significant consequences.»

The first national assessment of potential impacts of climate change under the global change law projected a host of potential problems in the United States if emissions and climate trends persisted.

Currently, there are no published assessments of potential impacts of climate change on regional endemic floras for any part of North America.

And they'll be used by a range of researchers and consultants to understand potential impacts of climate change on the UK.

For at least a decade after receiving in - house research warning of the potential impact of Climate Change, ExxonMobil continued to fund outside groups that disputed it.

Beyond its use as a tool against large financial institutions, Schneiderman has used the act as a basis for a probe into ExxonMobil, arguing that its alleged failure to disclose to its shareholders and the public research that showed the potential impact of climate change constituted a Martin Act violation.

Ms Tanner said monitoring of estuarine CO2 was important for planning and remediation efforts: «As each estuary is different, the potential impacts of climate change and urban development will be different in every ecosystem.»

The research team investigated the potential impacts of climate change on ragweed plant distribution, plant productivity, pollen production and dispersal, and the resulting allergy impacts across Europe.

Nadeau also studies the potential impacts of climate change on species around the globe, using modeling, field observation and experiments to predict where species are most vulnerable and determine how conservation groups can best mitigate the negative impacts of climate change on animal populations.

Although the draft decision expresses «its utmost concern» regarding the impacts of climate change on the World Heritage reefs, any action is delayed by a call «to further study the current and potential impacts of climate change» for possible action when the committee meets in 2018.

He studies the potential impacts of climate change on species populations around the globe using simulation modeling, field observations, and experiments to help predict where species might be most vulnerable to climate change and how conservation organizations can mitigate negative impacts in their region.

It is of critical importance to know the potential impacts of climate change effects, such as sea level rise and variations in wave conditions, on wave attenuation and current circulation on the Great Barrier Reef.

«The potential impacts of climate change on the biodiversity of Norfolk Species» is published in Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists» Society.

Stories on the potential impact of climate change in two localities and on the secret lives of scientists and engineers are among the winners of the 2011 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards.

The pact, announced on 30 November, will give scientists time to understand the region's marine ecology — and the potential impacts of climate change — before fishing becomes widespread.

This assessment of the potential impacts of climate change on Montana agriculture is a starting point to identify and prioritize the aspects of agriculture that might be most impacted.

«There has been so much written regarding the potential impacts of climate change, particularly as they relate to physical climate extremes,» added Bryan Jones, a postdoctoral researcher at the CUNY Institute for Demographic Research and lead author of the study.

It includes information on greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories, analytic methods and tools, GHG reduction strategies, potential impacts of climate change on transportation infrastructure, and approaches for integrating climate change considerations into transportation decision making.

This paper assesses the potential impact of climate change on the system - wide performance of transportation networks using the Boston Metro Area as a case study.

Recognizing the linkage between the potential impacts of climate change and development, mitigation and adaptation strategies should be pursued as part of development and poverty eradication efforts.

The potential impacts of climate change on the Amazon forest must be a call to action to conserve the Amazon, not a reason to retreat in despair.

Consequently, the department must complete a comprehensive assessment of all installations to assess the potential impacts of climate change on its missions and adapt as required.

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.»

Mr. Markham has written and edited several books including A Brief History of Pollution and Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Tropical Forest Ecosystems.

This is not the first such warning, nor the first alarm at the potential impact of climate change on air traffic.

Consequently, the Department must complete a comprehensive assessment of all installations to assess the potential impacts of climate change on its missions and adapt as required.

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.»

In addition to characterising the potential impact of climate change, researchers are also looking at the implications for society.

«Temperature variability emerges as a key feature in the potential impacts of climate change.

The potential impacts of climate change on food access in Figure 9.6 may, for example, be better understood in the light of changes in Africa's livelihoods landscape.