and the level of social and economic development, developing countries are generally weaker in terms of their ability to adapt to climate change, and are more vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change than developed...
Time went on and technology progressed and, by the time we reached the mid-20th century, human activity was pushing climate change forward at an unprecedented rate. While it has been hotly debated, it has been proven that human activities are the primary drivers of climate change. However, ...
This shows insane ignorance of climate change impact -- poor planning will be its own reward.. So much superficial happy-talk news media ends up pushing serious news consumers directly to Internet sites and alternative news sources. Serious news consumers reach out for primary sources or aggregate...
Climate Change Advisor for Shell Hello and welcome to my blog. There's lots said about why climate change now confronts us, and what it means, but the real issue is what to do about it. Plenty is said about that too, but there's not enough discussion on the practical aspects of imple...
Seafood is an important source of bioavailable micronutrients supporting human health, yet it is unclear how micronutrient production has changed in the past or how climate change will influence its availability. Here combining reconstructed fisheries da
The next section presents the overall approach adopted in the study as well as a description of the analytical methods and data sources used in developing a mapping tool for exploring vulnerability of the elderly to climate change in the Nordic region. The “Results” section outlines different as...
This insight may prove useful in terms of guiding adaptation measures to the sources of greatest damage.Fig. 2: The committed economic damages of climate change by sub-national region and climatic component.Estimates of the median projected reduction in sub-national income per capita across emission...
Climate change, the periodic modification of Earth’s climate caused by atmospheric changes and the atmosphere’s interactions with geologic, chemical, biological, and geographic factors. Loosely defined, climate is the average weather at a distinct plac
climate change, periodic modification of Earth’s climate brought about as a result of changes in the atmosphere as well as interactions between the atmosphere and various other geologic, chemical, biological, and geographic factors within the Earth system. 1 of 2 The problem with climate change ...
“So, the truth is clear: Climate change is real, burning fossil fuels is the primary cause of this crisis and it is urgent that we fix it. This is the first time each of you has told Congress this … and it is significant and important,” Maloney said. Immediately beforehand, she ...