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Climate: observations, projections and impacts
The Met.Office, 2011Understanding the potential impacts of climate change is essential for informing both adaptation strategies and actions to avoid dangerous levels of climate change.
But assessing the impacts is scientifically challenging and has, until now, been fragmented. To date, only a limited amount of information about past climate change and its future impacts has been available at national level, while approaches to the science itself have varied between countries.
In April 2011, we were asked by the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to begi ...
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Available online: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/research [...]
Published by: The Met.Office ; 2011
Understanding the potential impacts of climate change is essential for informing both adaptation strategies and actions to avoid dangerous levels of climate change.
But assessing the impacts is scientifically challenging and has, until now, been fragmented. To date, only a limited amount of information about past climate change and its future impacts has been available at national level, while approaches to the science itself have varied between countries.
In April 2011, we were asked by the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to begin a project to compile scientifically robust and impartial information on the physical impacts of climate change for more than 20 countries.
A report on the observations, projections and impacts of climate change has been prepared for each of those countries.Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Climate ; Climate change ; Observations ; Climate projection ; Impact studies ; Argentina ; Australia ; Bangladesh ; Brazil ; China ; Egypt ; France ; Germany ; India ; Indonesia ; Italy ; Japan ; Kenya ; Mexico ; Peru ; Republic of Korea ; Russian Federation ; Saudi Arabia ; South Africa ; Spain ; Türkiye ; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ; United States of America
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White Paper | Science and Impacts Program. Extreme Weather and Climate Change : understanding the Link, Managing the Risk
Typically, climate change is described in terms of average changes in temperature or precipitation, but most of the social and economic costs associated with climate change will result from shifts in the frequency and severity of extreme events.[1] This fact is illustrated by a large number of costly weather disasters in 2010, which tied 2005 as the warmest year globally since 1880.[2] Incidentally, both years were noted for exceptionally damaging weather events, such as Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the deadly Russian heat wave in 2010. Other remarkable events of 2010 include Pakistan’s bigge ...
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Available online: http://www.pewclimate.org/publications/extreme-weather-and-climate-change
Daniel G. Huber ; Jay Gulledge ; Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Published by: C2ES ; 2011Typically, climate change is described in terms of average changes in temperature or precipitation, but most of the social and economic costs associated with climate change will result from shifts in the frequency and severity of extreme events.[1] This fact is illustrated by a large number of costly weather disasters in 2010, which tied 2005 as the warmest year globally since 1880.[2] Incidentally, both years were noted for exceptionally damaging weather events, such as Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the deadly Russian heat wave in 2010. Other remarkable events of 2010 include Pakistan’s biggest flood, Canada’s warmest year, and Southwest Australia’s driest year. The early months of 2011 continued in similar form, with “biblical” flooding in Australia, devastating drought and wildfires in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, and unprecedented flooding in North Dakota.[3] ...
Collection(s) and Series: White Paper | Science and Impacts Program
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Weather ; Climate change ; Extreme weather event ; United States of America
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15th Biennial Report on Great Lakes Water Quality
The focus of this report is the nearshore zone, the vital ecological link between watersheds, tributaries, wetlands, groundwater, and offshore waters of the Great Lakes. Most people live in the nearshore and get their drinking water from this zone. The nearshore also supports critical habitat for fish, invertebrate and wildlife populations. Beach losings, nuisance algal growth, the establishment of alien invasive species, and habitat loss are just some of the troublesome developments in the nearshore that act as harbingers of future changes in offshore waters. A revised Agreement should be ...
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Available online: http://www.ijc.org/rel/boards/watershed/15biennial_report_web-final.pdf
Published by: International Joint Commission offices ; 2011
The focus of this report is the nearshore zone, the vital ecological link between watersheds, tributaries, wetlands, groundwater, and offshore waters of the Great Lakes. Most people live in the nearshore and get their drinking water from this zone. The nearshore also supports critical habitat for fish, invertebrate and wildlife populations. Beach losings, nuisance algal growth, the establishment of alien invasive species, and habitat loss are just some of the troublesome developments in the nearshore that act as harbingers of future changes in offshore waters. A revised Agreement should be strengthened with explicit provisions to address threats to nearshore water quality and to prevent or reduce their impact on human and ecological health.
Language(s): English; Other Languages: French
Format: Digital (Free) (ill., maps)Tags: Water ; Water pollution ; Environment and landscape ; Human health ; Canada ; United States of America
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National Security Implications of Climate Change for U.S. Naval Forces
In response to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), the National Research Council appointed a committee operating under the auspices of the Naval Studies Board to study the national security implications of climate change for U.S. naval forces. In conducting his study, the committee found that even the most moderate current trends in climate, if continued, will present new national security challenges for the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. While the timing, degree, and consequences of future climate change impacts remain uncertain, many changes are already underway in regions around ...
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Available online: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12914
Committee on National Security Implications of Climate Change for U.S. Naval Forces ; National Research Council (United States)
Published by: The National Academies Press ; 2011In response to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), the National Research Council appointed a committee operating under the auspices of the Naval Studies Board to study the national security implications of climate change for U.S. naval forces. In conducting his study, the committee found that even the most moderate current trends in climate, if continued, will present new national security challenges for the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. While the timing, degree, and consequences of future climate change impacts remain uncertain, many changes are already underway in regions around the world, such as in the Arctic, and call for action by U.S. naval leadership in response.
The terms of reference (TOR) directed that the study be based on Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scenarios and other peer-reviewed assessment. Therefore, the committee did not address the science of climate change of challenge the scenarios on which the committee's findings and recommendations are based.
This report addresses both the near- and long-term implications for U.S. naval forces in each of the four areas of the terms of reference (TOR), and provides corresponding findings and recommendations. This report and its findings are recommendations are organized around six discussion areas--all presented within the context of a changing climate.Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free) (ill., charts, maps)ISBN (or other code): 978-0-309-15425-3
Tags: Climate ; Climate change ; Politics ; Oceans ; United States of America
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15e Rapport biennal sur la qualité de l'eau dans les Grands Lacs
Dans son 15e Rapport biennal sur la qualité de l'eau dans les Grands Lacs, la Commission formule 32 recommandations d'actions à mettre en ouvre par les autorités fédérales, étatiques, provinciales et locales. Les recommandations soulignent, en particulier, le besoin pour les États-Unis et le Canada d'approuver une version réviséé de l'Accord relatif à la qualité de l'eau dans les Grands Lacs qui traite des menaces pouvant peser sur la qualité de l'eau, afin d'en prévenir ou d'en réduire l'impact sur la santé humaine et la santé écologique.
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Available online: http://www.ijc.org/rel/boards/watershed/15biennial_report_FR.pdf
Gouvernement des Etats-Unis (Etats Unis) ; Gouvernement du Canada (Canada)
Published by: Commission mixte internationale ; 2011Dans son 15e Rapport biennal sur la qualité de l'eau dans les Grands Lacs, la Commission formule 32 recommandations d'actions à mettre en ouvre par les autorités fédérales, étatiques, provinciales et locales. Les recommandations soulignent, en particulier, le besoin pour les États-Unis et le Canada d'approuver une version réviséé de l'Accord relatif à la qualité de l'eau dans les Grands Lacs qui traite des menaces pouvant peser sur la qualité de l'eau, afin d'en prévenir ou d'en réduire l'impact sur la santé humaine et la santé écologique.
Language(s): French; Other Languages: English
Format: Digital (Free) (ill., maps)Tags: Water ; Water pollution ; Environment and landscape ; Human health ; Canada ; United States of America
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Global climate change impacts in the United States : a state of knowledge report from the U.S. Global Change Research Program
This report summarizes the science of climate change and the impacts of climate change on the United States, now and in the future. It is largely based on results of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), and integrates those results with related research from around the world. This report discusses climate-related impacts for various societal and environmental sectors and regions of the nation. It is an authoritative scientific report written in plain language, with the goal of better informing public and private decision making of better informing public and private decision maki ...
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GCOS, 130. Synthesis of National Reports on Systematic Observation for Climate
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2009 (WMO/TD-No. 1490)
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Manual on estimation of Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP)
The manual describes procedure for estimating the maximum probable precipitation and the maximum probable flood. This is the third revised version.
The first and second editions of this manual were published in 1973 and 1986, respectively. The current edition keeps a majority of the content from the second edition. Newly added content in this third edition primarily results from experiences, since 1986, in directly estimating PMP for the requirements of a given project in a design watershed on probable maximum flood (PMF) in China, the United States of America, Australia and India.
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Report on UN ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee Members Disaster Management System
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) - WMO, 2009 (WMO/TD-No. 1476)
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The United States National Report on Systematic Observations for Climate for 2008 : National Activities with Respect to the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Implementation Plan
Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) ; United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Climate changes Spatial Planning (CcSP) - 2008
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Prediction of the diurnal change using a multimodel superensemble, Part I. Precipitation
Modeling the geographical distribution of the phase and amplitude of the diurnal change is a challenging problem. This paper addresses the issues of modeling the diurnal mode of precipitation over the Tropics. Largely an early morning precipitation maximum over the oceans and an afternoon rainfall maximum over land areas describe the first-order diurnal variability. However, large variability in phase and amplitude prevails even within the land and oceanic areas. This paper addresses the importance of a multimodel superensemble for much improved prediction of the diurnal mode as compared to wh ...
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National Climatic Data Center - 1973-1998 : WMO0018-WMO0043
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - NOAA, 2006
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CAgM Report, 93. Experts for Collection of Case Studies of Economically Beneficial Agrometeorological Applications and Services and Other Success Stories in Agrometeorology for Policy Matters
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Keynote address at the United States Climate Change Science Program
Obasi G.O.P; World Meteorological Organization (WMO) - WMO, 2003 (SG's lectures, speeches, statements-No. 218)
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