Sentences with phrase «stressed by climate change»

That's a technical issue, and although it's easy to argue it's also a moral necessity, I'd say it has more to do with basic survival, particularly in marginal areas that are already heavily stressed by climate change.

Similarly, many plant populations are stressed by climate change.

The plan is a huge step for conservation of the Western Arctic, an area increasingly stressed by climate change, and provides critical protections for key lands in the Reserve and the wildlife dependent on it, including migratory birds from around the world, caribou, bears, wolves, beluga whales, and walrus.

Animal and plant species are already stressed by climate change.

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Emphasizing her government's record on refugees and climate - change policy, and stressing Canada's shared values with Europe, she was interrupted multiple times by applause.

With negotiations under way for the UK to leave the European Union, he argued for a cross-party approach and stressed that a partnership with Europe, needed to deal with the challenges posed by the refugee crisis and climate change, would require that Britain's «parting is carried out well».

Here's a better idea for this so - called «governor» to consider: Take a look at the research done by your alma mater, Texas A&M, on global warming and the effect it will have on Texas (higher temps and greater stress on water through decreased rainfall and increased evaporation)... then stop poopooing the efforts to mitigate the effect humans are having on climate change.

These stress - tolerant varieties hold the promise of improving the livelihoods of some of the world's poorest farmers who till lands most vulnerable to climate change — and securing the granaries of many countries — by ensuring a good harvest, for instance, even after over 14 days of flooding.

The climate change - ready rice varieties that have reached millions of farmers in Asia were developed by IRRI and its partners under the BMGF - funded project, Stress - Tolerant Rice for Africa and South Asia or STRASA.

David Cameron betrayed anxiety about the coincidence — and its impact on potential Ukip supporters opposed to overseas aid or sceptical of climate change — by refusing to say how much Britain is likely to offer and stressing the funding would come from existing government funds.

As Co-chair of the Group of Advocates of Eminent Persons of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, President Akufo - Addo concluded by stressing that «even though we may have little or no control over climate fluctuations or changes, one thing we can have control over is our day - to - day activities.»

In many cases, the benefits of increased CO2 in the atmosphere will be offset by heat stress, drought and extreme weather tied to climate change.

While previous indexes have mostly stressed progress made by some of the world's best - known brands in addressing the complex challenges around climate change, the latest report also sounds a cautionary note about how much more needs to be done to make meaningful change in the world's climate profile.

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

An increasingly common feature of reefs worldwide, it is brought on by thermal stress resulting from seawater temperature anomalies associated with climate change.

«This is the strongest evidence from fossils that the main driver of this extinction event was the after - effects of a huge asteroid impact, rather than a slower decline caused by natural changes to the climate or by severe volcanism stressing global environments.»

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicts that by 2020 upwards of 1.5 billion people worldwide will be facing water stress, including anywhere from 7 million to 77 million in Latin America.

The analysis by the Center for Climate and Security identifies 12 «epicenters» where climate change could stress global security, possibly igniting conflicts around theClimate and Security identifies 12 «epicenters» where climate change could stress global security, possibly igniting conflicts around theclimate change could stress global security, possibly igniting conflicts around the world.

By focusing on teenage girls, the authors stress, they are not making light of the impacts climate change will have on boys and men.

The Arctic environment is under multiple stresses from changing land - use which will be exacerbated by climate change.

And for a planet stressed by drought and climate change, Salk researchers are discovering how to make plants — especially food crops — live longer, healthier lives too.

The first global scientific assessment of climate change impacts on World Heritage coral reefs, published by UNESCO's World Heritage Centre last July, revealed that 25 of 29 listed reefs experienced bleaching stress in the last three years.

The change since 2001 was stressed by Sir Nicholas Stern, Head of the UK's Stern Review of the Economics of Climate Change in his keynote address at Oxford on 31 January (in the week before A&H was accepted bychange since 2001 was stressed by Sir Nicholas Stern, Head of the UK's Stern Review of the Economics of Climate Change in his keynote address at Oxford on 31 January (in the week before A&H was accepted byChange in his keynote address at Oxford on 31 January (in the week before A&H was accepted by GRL).

In point of fact, re-insur-ers have released a document that stresses the risks posed by climate change to their way of doing business, and a shift in paradigms is required if their industry is to survive.

My article cites a morning speech delivered to the gathering by Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Britain in which he stressed that the atmosphere does not negotiate: «We can not compromise with the catastrophe of unchecked climate change, so we must compromise with one another,» he said.

It's easy to feel a bit scared for her to grow up in a time when our planet's climate seems to be majorly changing, and when social stresses are significantly impacted by negative environmental changes that are human - induced.

Climate change responses employed by other sectors (for example, energy, agriculture, transportation) are creating new ecosystem stresses, but also can incorporate ecosystembased approaches to improve their efficacy.

Scientists say the state's coral reef habitats are increasingly threatened by climate change as rising water temperatures lead to more coral bleaching, which occurs when the coral becomes stressed by changes in the environment.

26 May 2016 — At a meeting today in the United Nations Security Council on the situation in the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa, senior UN officials stressed that climate change plays a direct role in the region's security, development and stability by increasing drought and fuelling conflict.

I look at the energy problems in Ontario, the $ 6 billion questionably spent on climate change by Environment Canada according to the Auditor General, the pressuring of the Prime Minister to sign Kyoto, the stress created in the salmon, forestry, farming and many other industries not to mention the communities destroyed or seriously compromised by the activities of David Suzuki and his Foundation.

Finally, there's one last critical point that Robert Bryce conveniently ignores: Climate change threatens hundreds of migratory bird species, which are already stressed by habitat loss, invasive species and other environmental threats.

These reactions may be short - lived or, in some cases, long - lasting.117, 118,119 For example, research demonstrated high levels of anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder among people affected by Hurricane Katrina, 120,121 and similar observations have followed floods122, 123 and heat waves.124 Some evidence suggests wildfires have similar effects.125 All of these events are increasingly fueled by climate change (see Ch.

Climate change impacts add to the cumulative stresses currently faced by vulnerable populations including children, the elderly, the poor, some communities of color, and people with chronic illnesses.

Climate change will aggravate the water stress currently faced by some countries, while some countries that currently do not experience water stress will become at risk of water stress (very high confidence).

This suggests the hardy cereal may be more vulnerable to heat stress caused by climate change than previously thought, the authors tell Carbon Brief.

The report also examines the relationship between World Heritage and tourism, and how climate change is likely to exacerbate problems caused by unplanned tourism development and uncontrolled or poorly managed visitor access, as well as other threats and stresses.

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It stresses that investors are concerned with the risks presented by climate change to regional and global economies and to individual assets.

It is the world's poor who are «most vulnerable» to the adverse impacts of climate change, Pachauri said, noting that the IPCC estimates some 1.5 billion people in the developing world are likely to be exposed to increased water stress due to climate change by 2020.

Mr Jarraud stressed the need for better observations and more downscaled climate change scenarios and modeling to underpin climate knowledge and action, as embodied by the WMO - spearheaded Global Framework for Climate Seclimate change scenarios and modeling to underpin climate knowledge and action, as embodied by the WMO - spearheaded Global Framework for Climate Seclimate knowledge and action, as embodied by the WMO - spearheaded Global Framework for Climate SeClimate Services.

Those engaged in this disinformation campaign can be distinguished from responsible climate skeptics because the climate change denial campaign is a collective social movement run by professional advocacy working to discredit climate change» (Hoffman, 2011: 5) As such, this movement is not engaged in reasonable scientific skepticism but advocacy that stresses scientific uncertainty.

We can not thrive in a world of poverty, inequality, unrest and environmental stress — all exacerbated by climate change.

While this is certainly a true statement, it does not follow that we should increase the frequency and magnitude of water resource stress by increasing evaporation, drought frequency, water loss from plants, etc., as the USGCRP report notes will occur as human - induced climate change increases.

A «Global Trends» report prepared by the U.S. Director of National Intelligence's office, released on Jan. 9, warned that climate change posed security risks because of extreme weather, stress on water and food, and global tensions over how to manage the changes.

Thus, through the foreseeable future (very optimistically 2085), other factors will continue to outweigh climate change with respect to human welfare as characterized by (a) mortality for hunger, malaria and coastal flooding, and (b) population at risk for waters stress.

The scientists stress that more work is needed to determine whether changes in ocean circulation initiated the abrupt climate changes or were an intermediary effect initially triggered by something else.

He said, «Last month, the 18th Saarc Summit held in Kathmandu, adopted the «Kathmandu Declaration» where the Saarc heads of government stressed on effective implementation of the Saarc Agreement on Rapid Response to Natural Disasters, Saarc Convention on Cooperation on Environment and Thimphu Statement on Climate Change, including taking into account the existential threats posed by climate change to some SAARC memberstates.Climate Change, including taking into account the existential threats posed by climate change to some SAARC memberstates.&Change, including taking into account the existential threats posed by climate change to some SAARC memberstates.climate change to some SAARC memberstates.&change to some SAARC memberstates.»

Garnaut stressed that, among developed countries, Australia will be perhaps the most severely damaged by climate change.

By mid-century billions of people will face the risk of death from adverse climate change outcomes such as starvation, heat stress, resource wars, and disease if we don't restore the perennial ice.

Now compound that stress on ecosystems by considering changes in climate at the same time, as well as changes in land use such as deforestation, and we see that ecosystems are experiencing several stresses at the same time.»