Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 163 for “"anthropogenic climate change"”.
-
SENSITIVITY AND RESILIENCE OF CNIDARIAN EARLY LIFE PROCESSES TO ANTHROPOGENIC CLIMATE CHANGE
Anthropogenic climate change stressors including ocean warming, acidification, and deoxygenation have decimated populations of cnidarians (e.g., corals and sea anemones) on a global scale over recent decades. Conserving and restoring cnidarian populations requires a thorough understanding of these …
-
Attribution of the 2015-2016 hydrological drought in KwaZulu-Natal to anthropogenic climate change
… on the environment, society and the economy. Climate change is predicted to exacerbate extreme events such as droughts that would adversely affect already vulnerable regions such as KZN. The main aim of this study is to implement the attribution procedure, to determine if climate change has …
-
The Influence of Anthropogenic Climate Change on the 2015-2017 Hydrological Drought in the South-Western Cape, South Africa
… a lot of interest from the public, media and climate scientists alike. The main aim of this study was to assess the extent to which human influence on climate from fossil fuel emissions has changed the likelihood of a hydrometeorological drought event with the magnitude of that experienced in …
-
Contribution of anthropogenic climate change to the magnitude of extreme rainfall events and associated synoptic conditions during recent flooding in Kenya
The changing probabilities of extreme climate and weather events, in terms of frequency, intensity, spatial extent, duration and timing, are one of the most noticeable and damaging manifestations of human-induced climate change. The Greater Horn of Africa has experienced a number of extreme weather …
-
Promoting Greater Granularity in Climate Research: A Case Study Analyzing Perceptions of Anthropogenic Climate Change Among Students, Faculty, and Staff at The University of Southern Mississippi
<p>Anthropogenic climate change is a global concern that has the possibility to become the next world-altering event. While there is a substantial amount of scientific evidence proving its existence and harmful repercussions, there is still a lack of belief in its occurrence within the United …
-
FIRST-PRINCIPLES MODELING OF MOF74 FOR GAS SEQUESTRATION AND STORAGE APPLICATIONS
The problems associated with anthropogenic climate change arise from the reliance on fossil fuels for energy and the greenhouse gas emissions that are produced. A two-fold solution to reversing the effects from anthropogenic climate change involves finding a clean alternative fuel source and …
-
The distribution and population structure of Aloe pillansii in South Africa, in relation to climate and elevation
… defined worldwide, namely the succulent Karoo. Anthropogenic climate change predictions for South Africa suggest rapid climate change in the next 50 years will have adverse effects on its vegetation biomes. This study shows how the aborescent succulent, Aloe pillansii, has a limited distribution …
-
The Response of High Elevation Wetlands to Past Climate Change, and Implications for the Future
… climatic events potentially analogous to modern anthropogenic climate change was undertaken. As part of this research, a 4.18 m sediment core was retrieved from Harbison Pond (2651 m elev) near Grand Lake, CO and a 3.12 m peat core was collected from Whiskey Fen (2792 m elev) in the Never Summer …
-
EVALUATING THE POTENTIAL OF TEMPERATE INLAND MINERAL SOIL WETLANDS AS NATURAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS
Increasing global efforts aim to mitigate climate change by leveraging natural climate solutions (NCS), with temperate inland mineral soil wetlands emerging as key ecosystems due to their ability to sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) while providing numerous co-benefits. However, wetlands …
-
Virus-enabled design of high-performing, three-dimensional nanomaterials for electrochemical energy applications
The accelerating pace of anthropogenic climate change has galvanized intensive interest in electrochemical energy storage and conversion. Developing electrode materials for electrochemical devices requires precision and synthetic control over a number of factors, including surface morphology, …
-
Essays in the economics and political economy of climate change
Empirical research on anthropogenic climate change is constrained by two fundamental facts: climate change is unprecedented and its impacts occur gradually. This implies that neither evidence from recent history nor the near future can directly inform policy. Under such circumstances, empirical …
-
Diatom-Inferred Changes in Effective Moisture From Gall Lake, Northwestern, Ontario, Over the Past Two Millennia
… under stress from global stressors including climate change. Anthropogenic climate-change is expected to raise temperatures and decrease precipitation over much of the boreal region increasing the duration and magnitude of droughts. This potential change to a more arid climate could have …
-
Experimental and ab initio studies of oxide interfaces for photoelectrochemistry
The threats posed by anthropogenic climate change have spurred a research thrust towards renewable, carbon-free sources of energy. Photoelectrochemical (PEC) approaches are particularly attractive, combining energy capture from the sun with storage in the form of hydrogen or hydrocarbon fuel. …
-
Climate-induced trends in global riverine water discharge and suspended sediment dynamics in the 21st century
Anthropogenic climate change, particularly through increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, is projected to considerably impact 21st century precipitation distribution, altering fluvial processes such as sediment dynamics and riverine water discharge, worldwide. Changes in the magnitude of fluvial …
-
The place of international law and relevant bodies in addressing climate change displacement – the move towards cooperation
Anthropogenic climate change is no longer a debate. The Summary for Policymakers of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report states ‘it is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century.’ …
-
Advancing a gendered approach to climate adaptation in the metropolitan cities of Cape Town and Ethekwini
Background: Anthropogenic climate change has been on full display in recent years. Since June 2021, global news has regularly featured reports of heatwaves in the Pacific North-West of America, floods in Germany and China, and droughts in South Africa. July 2021 was significant in South Africa in …
-
Detrimental Determinants: The Impacts of Neoliberalism on Pro-Environmental Behaviors
The mounting evidence of anthropogenic climate change in the past 30 years has beckoned the social sciences to illuminate and address the complex phenomena underlying actions that impact the environment. While many studies have considered salient indicators of pro-environmental behavior (PEB) in …
-
Klimawirkung von Kondensstreifen: Untersuchungen mit einem globalen atmosphärischen Zirkulationsmodell
… simulated, allowing for the determination of a climate sensitivity parameter especially for line-shaped contrails. Regional contrail cover as well as the large range of simulated optical depth values show a fair qualitative and quantitative agreement with observations. Sensitivity studies result …
-
Pathways to adoption of carbon capture and sequestration in India : technologies and policies
… emissions. With the imminent threat of anthropogenic climate change in the coming decades, helping to control India's emissions will have to be a global priority. Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) can play a pivotal role in reducing India's emissions in the future, given India's …
Page 1 of 9