Browsing by Subject "Climate Change"
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A Background and Case Study on Septic Tank Failure as it Relates to Climate Impacts, Recent Climate Policy, and Community Needs
(2023-04-28)In the two years since President Joe Biden took office there has been an unprecedented national focus on environmental justice and climate justice in the distribution of federal funds and resources. There has also been an ... -
A fast-moving target: achieving marine conservation goals under shifting climate and policies.
(Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America, 2020-01)In the Anthropocene, marine ecosystems are rapidly shifting to new ecological states. Achieving effective conservation of marine biodiversity has become a fast-moving target because of both global climate change and continuous ... -
A mechanistic-bioclimatic modeling analysis of the potential impact of climate change on biomes of the Tibetan Plateau.
(Ecology, 2014-08)The Tibetan Plateau (TP) is experiencing high rates of climatic change. We present a novel combined mechanistic-bioclimatic modeling approach to determine how changes in precipitation and temperature on the TP may impact ... -
A Ripe Future? Coastal Climate Perceptions and Adaptations among the Long Island Wine Industry
(2017-04-28)Coastal climates have distinctive effects on the growth, quality, and quantity produced of wine grapes. A changing coastal climate could alter these interactions and impact regional wine style and variety. There is a need ... -
A Time Series Regression Analysis of Future Climate
(2012-04-23)Current approaches to climate modeling, including environmental simulation, may not be able to generate actionable results for a few decades yet. Over the last 50 years, methods attempting to capture and predict states of ... -
Above-ground biomass and structure of 260 African tropical forests.
(Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 2013-01)We report above-ground biomass (AGB), basal area, stem density and wood mass density estimates from 260 sample plots (mean size: 1.2 ha) in intact closed-canopy tropical forests across 12 African countries. Mean AGB is 395.7 ... -
Antibiotic resistance-the need for global solutions.
(Lancet Infect Dis, 2013-12)The causes of antibiotic resistance are complex and include human behaviour at many levels of society; the consequences affect everybody in the world. Similarities with climate change are evident. Many efforts have been ... -
Assessing the Potential Effects of Climate Change on Species in the Cumberland Piedmont Network of the National Park Service
(2012-04-26)In this study, we evaluate the climate change vulnerability of a subset of key species found in the Cumberland Piedmont Network (CUPN) of the National Park Service (NPS), an ecologically important and diverse region. We ... -
Attracting Investment to REDD+: Capitalizing on Co-Benefits?
(2014-04-25)At its inception in 2007, the United Nations-sponsored Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) mechanism had one primary goal: to mitigate carbon dioxide emissions from the global forest sector, ... -
Aviation Fuel Supply Chain Risk Assessment for the United States Air Force
(2023-04-28)The increase in frequency and severity of natural disasters and extreme weather events due to climate change is a growing concern for the Operational Energy Office of US Air Force (USAF). Through a series of secondary research, ... -
Climate adaptation and policy-induced inflation of coastal property value.
(PLoS One, 2015)Human population density in the coastal zone and potential impacts of climate change underscore a growing conflict between coastal development and an encroaching shoreline. Rising sea-levels and increased storminess threaten ... -
Climate Change and Climate Analogs for the Southern Appalachians
(2023-04-27)The National Park Service aims to manage the natural resources within its protected lands and preserve biodiversity in the face of today’s biggest environmental challenges, including climate change. In this project we used ... -
Climate change, disease range shifts, and the future of the Africa lion.
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Climate Impasse, Fossil Hegemony, and the Modern Crisis of Imagination
(2022)I argue in this dissertation that “climate impasse” — knowing much and doing little about climate change — has become a defining political, social, and cultural problem of the contemporary period (1980s to the present). ... -
Climate, Conflict, and Development Assistance
(2012-05-04)Overview Global climate change is predicted to increase the number and severity of natural disasters and other severe weather events. Concern about how this change will affect the livelihoods, resources, and security of ... -
Coastal Migration and Climate Adaptation
(2020-04-20)The increasing risk associated with more frequent and severe hurricanes and flooding, coastal erosion, and sea level rise have led to more consideration of human migration away from the coast of the United States. The decision ... -
Communicating Climate Change in Eastern North Carolina: Rural Attitudes on Extreme Weather and Climate Resilience
(2020-04-24)Eastern North Carolina has historically experienced numerous hurricanes, however, Hurricane Matthew in 2016 and Hurricane Florence in 2018 heralded a new wave of climate-related extreme weather events. In partnership with ... -
Connecting differential responses of native and invasive riparian plants to climate change and environmental alteration.
(Ecol Appl, 2015-04)Climate change is predicted to impact river systems in the southeastern United States through alterations of temperature, patterns of precipitation and hydrology. Future climate scenarios for the southeastern United States ... -
Contingency in ecosystem but not plant community response to multiple global change factors
(New Phytologist, 2012)Community and ecosystem responses to global environmental change are contingent on the magnitude of change and interacting global change factors. To reveal whether responses are also contingent on the magnitude ... -
Cultural Perceptions of Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Adaptation Strategies in Maryland, North Carolina, and the Baltic Sea Coast
(2013-04-25)Climate change and sea level rise pose significant threats to both the natural and built environment. Thus, it is becoming increasingly important for coastal communities to develop strategies that facilitate adaptation efforts ...
