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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Extreme climate events"”.
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Fertility decisions of women in the context of extreme climate events: A study in two areas hit by cyclones and floods in Bangladesh
… extent fertility decisions are influenced by extreme climate events in two villages in Bangladesh: Chadnimukha prone to severe cyclones and Lamagaon to floods. Extensive studies have examined the effects of extreme climate events on mortality and migration, but limited research attention has …
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Future changes in extreme events in Mozambique as simulated using the PRECIS regional climate modeling system
Future climate change is generally believed to lead to an increase in climate variability and inthe frequency and intensity of extreme events. Mozambique is well known for its occurrenceof severe weather and extreme climate events such as floods, tropical cyclones and droughts.Such events have …
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Geophysical, technical, and engineering feasibility assessment of solar-powered groundwater abstraction in rural areas of Greater Giyani Municipality, Limpopo
Extreme climate events, such as tropical cyclones, wildfires, and droughts play a role in increased water scarcity. These events may pose severe impacts and effects on communities and ecosystems over many years. Rural communities in Limpopo need more access to energy and water that may be used for …
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The response of grassland carbon cycling to drought events and changes in nutrient availability
In grasslands, climate change has the potential to disrupt a range of ecosystem services, including agricultural production, carbon (C) storage and nutrient cycling. In particular, climate change is likely to increase the frequency and severity of extreme climate events, such as drought and the …
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Navigating Shared Vulnerabilities: Climate Adaptation on the Split Island of Saint Martin
… island of Saint Martin are working to develop climate adaptation strategies within a context of already existing chronic exposure to extreme climate risks. Given the administrative split and the severity of climate change, how can an island with two governments and two different approaches to …
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On the importance of input variables and climate variability to the yield of urban water supply systems
… supplied from the water supply system subject to climate variability, operating rules, demand pattern and adopted level of service (or security criteria). For a given water supply system, yield is typically estimated via computational simulation using the entire sequence of available historic …
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Large-scale Process-based Urban Hydrological Modeling Framework
… challenge, exacerbated by increasingly frequent extreme climate events and rapid urbanization. Mitigation efforts typically involve implementing various strategies to enhance stormwater storage and infiltration. However, the complexity of these strategies in large metropolitan areas, coupled with …
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Technological Adaptation for Water Storage and Distribution in the Oldman River Basin in Response to Extreme Climate Exposures
… Existing technologies are challenged by extreme climate conditions that abruptly change water flow to increase droughts and floods that also affect vulnerable social systems. It is in this context that technology for water storage and distribution has taken a greater role as a determinant …
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Dynamics and Drivers: Carbon fluxes from temperate freshwater reservoirs
… (CO2) and the occurrence of physical ebullition events (CH4), all of which were accentuated by large water drawdowns during the sampling period. This study suggests that system productivity is likely to be the dominant driver of CH4 and CO2 production in reservoirs of the south east of England, …
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Food Security, Climate Change, and Poverty Reduction in Rural Nepal
… agriculture, are vulnerable and sensitive to climate change because such agricultural cultivators largely depend on traditional farming techniques, and are less capable of coping with climate change (Krishnamurthy et al., 2013). Like many other developing countries, agricultural production in …
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Flow and thermal regimes in river networks: effects of hydropower regulation and climate extremes
Interactive impacts of climate change and human activities (e.g. hydropower production) have posed urgency in examining the patterns of hydrological and thermal response in riverine ecosystems, and the potential ecological implications manifested. Hydro-geomorphic conditions are the major factors …
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Vegetation change in response to climate extremes in Limpopo Province, South Africa
… climatic variability, is likely to bring about extreme climate events, such as tropical storms, heat waves, floods, and droughts. In addition, a small change in the variance and mean of climate parameters might result in a strong shift in the intensity and frequency of extreme climatic events. …
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To Couple or not to Couple? Exploring Vibronic Coupling in Organic Semiconductors
… rising sea levels, and a growing frequency of extreme climate events. Mitigating this crisis demands a fundamental shift in how we produce, distribute, and use energy. To limit warming below 2◦C, as outlined in the Paris Agreement, there is an urgent need to transition from fossil fuels to …
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Compound Events and Exposure Science: Characterizing Mixtures and Assessing Cumulative Risks Using Participatory Research Methods
… and inadequate regulatory protections, with climate change further exacerbating these risks. This work explored environmental exposure in a diverse range of environmental justice communities, including border, mining and urban communities. This dissertation employed a transdisciplinary, …