This equivalence of electric- ity prices and LCOE is based on two important assumptions: a) The interest rate “r” used for discounting bo osts and benefits is stable and does not vary during the lifetime of the project under consideration. In keeping with tradition, also this edition of ...
However, livestock that are fed diets that are high in cereal grains do not produce as much DHA compared to pasture feeding ruminants. The problem is that, in recent years, ruminants are more often fed grain-based diets (and which contain lower amounts of n-3 FA), due to increased ...
climate change has been cited to be a key concern within South Africa due to the significant threat it poses to South Africa’s water resources, food security, ecosystem services, and biodiversity [196]. Due to global emissions of greenhouse gases ...
The USDA report further noted that while some agricultural and forest systems may experience short-term increases in productivity, “many such systems are likely to experience overall decreases in productivity that could result in economic losses, diminished ecosystem services, and the need for new, a...
The annual sediment loads are projected to increase by 11–21% and 19–39% for RCP 2.6 during mid-and end-century periods, respectively, whereas under RCP 8.5, these increases are 25–48% and 128–153% for the two periods, respectively. In general, an increase or decrease in streamflow...
In the fall (winter), precipitation increases from 109.9 mm in baseline time frame to 142.5 mm (Figure 6) according to the SSP5 scenario and to 132.3 mm (Figure 6) according to the SSP2 scenario. This is the season with the biggest increase. The wintertime increase, on the other hand,...
Under climate change impacts, the port flood extent gradually increases for higher return periods, where most of the terminals are at high risk of being flooded for the far-future period, whose contribution is primarily due to mean sea-level rise and storm surges. Keywords: climate change; ...