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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"climate change impact"”.
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Climate change impact on U.S. hurricane risk to residential buildings
… are one of the most disastrous natural hazards impacting the U.S. coastal regions causing a huge damage to property every year. The damages and losses during hurricanes can be attributed to the simultaneous occurrence of two major events - high intensity wind and heavy rainfall. Moreover, since …
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Local climate change impact: societal perceptions of risk vulnerabilities and adaptation
… metropolitan area, there is a need to look at climate change and try to limit and modify various practices in order to further understand and mitigate climate change issues. To comprehend climate change issues, it is necessary to identify the overall problem. For the purpose of this research, …
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An analysis of climate change impact and adaptation for South East Asia
The economic impacts of climate change have the potential to be unevenly distributed around the globe. In particular, the developing regions of the world will likely be the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. In this dissertation the region of South East Asia is the focus with respect …
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Climate change impact on ecosystems of Prince Edward Islands: role of oceanic mesoscale processes
… processes and ecosystems respond to a changing climate in the Southern Ocean. Recent studies have proposed that climate changes reported at the islands may correspond in time to a southward shift of the ACC and in particular of the SAF. This southward migration in the geographic position of …
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Methodological Developments for an Improved Evaluation of Climate Change Impact on Flow Hydrodynamics in Estuaries
… the evaluation of the flow hydrodynamics under climate change. This research, indeed, proposes an approach which includes the methods that can consider the climate change impact on the flow in estuaries, gulfs, etc. It includes downscaling methods to project the required climate variables …
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Observed and Predicted Climate Change Impact on Water Resources of the Upper Indus Basin: English
Climate change has implications for water resources across the World by increasing temperature, shifting precipitation patterns and altering the timing of snowfall/snowmelt, that can lead to seasonal variations in river flows. The water resources of the Upper Indus Basin (UIB) are highly dependent …
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Investigation of climate change impact on hurricane wind and freshwater flood risks using machine learning techniques
… increase in hurricane intensity in changing climate conditions, the impacts of hurricanes are expected to be severer. Current hurricane risk management practices are based on the hurricane risk assessment without considering climate impact, which would result in a higher level of risk for the …
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An Analysis of Hydrological Model Uncertainty at the Local Stage of a Climate Change Impact Assessment in the Suir Catchment
… analysis of uncertainty at the local stage of a climate impact assessment. Impact model structural uncertainty and uncertainty due to equifinality of parameter sets are evaluated, in addition to uncertainty due to GCMs and emissions scenarios. The Suir catchment is employed as a case study area …
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The effects of data aggregation on econometric estimates of climate change impact on corn and soybean production in the Midwest
Climatologists have attempted to predict changes in regional climate patterns caused by increasing levels of CO$\sb2$ and other trace gases in the atmosphere. Although the effects of climate are felt at the individual firm level, aggregate effects on crop production will determine if significant …
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CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ON URBAN STORMWATER SYSTEM AND USE OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ADAPTATION: AN INVESTIGATION ON TECHNOLOGY, POLICY, AND GOVERNANCE
… time when flooding problems are rising due to climate change, this concern has become more prominent. Second, if there exist any other barriers, they should be replaced with strategies that help expedite the use of GI. This multidisciplinary research dealt with these two challenges. The study …
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Plastic packaging in meal kits: A life-cycle comparison of reusable and single-use packaging
… meal kits suggests they have lower environmental impacts than groceries, while notably the packaging is a significant contributor in the case of meal kits. To counter this, there has been a call for more environmental assessments of possible changes to meal kit packaging. This cradle-to-grave …
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The impact of climate change on food and nutrition security in Africa and potential adaptation options for the future; a case study of Malawi
… in this thesis; (1) to what extent will climate change impact national food supply and undernourishment in Africa by the year 2050?, (2) to what extent will climate change impact national food and nutrient provision in Malawi by the year 2050?, and (3) to what extent do natural landscapes …
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Climate change and road freight safety: impacts and opportunities
… aims to apply recent conceptual frameworks for climate change impact assessment to the road freight sector of Great Britain in order to identify potential future safety issues. The freight sector is a key component of Great Britain’s economy, and one which is particularly vulnerable to the …
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Modelling climate change impacts on maize and soybean yields in Central and Eastern Provinces of Zambia
It is widely recognised that the unfavourable impacts of climate change on agriculture production may add up significantly to the developmental challenges of ensuring food security and reducing poverty. In Zambia, climate change impact assessments on crops are mainly carried out using large spatial …
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Detecting trend and abrupt changes in mean and extreme climate variables and assessing the impacts on agriculture
… and agriculture management. To assess the impacts of climate change on human and natural environment, as well as to understand the causes of climate change, it is essential to investigate historic and current climate changes and predict potential future climate changes. This thesis is to …
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Interpreting Global Emissions Scenarios into a Local Scale Urban Growth Model: Truckee Meadows Metropolitan Region, NV, USA
… four distinct urban growth scenarios and modeled impacts for the Truckee Meadows metropolitan region in Nevada, USA. The urban growth scenarios are interpreted from the Special Report on Emission Scenarios (SRES) published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Interpreting the …
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Life Cycle Environmental Impacts and Decarbonisation Pathways of China’s Urban Water Systems
… the lack of systematic analysis of environmental impact across multiple categories from a whole UWS perspective; (2) the absence of understanding on climate change mitigation potential and other broader environmental impacts of decarbonisation measures (individually or combined) from a whole UWS …
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Climate Change and Farmer Mental Health: A Participatory and Systems-Based Approach
… their closeness to and dependence on the land, climate change will disproportionately impact farmer mental health. Despite local and global reliance on U.S. Midwest farmers' mental health and wellbeing, there are limited studies elucidating the impacts of our changing climate on their mental …
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Modelling impacts of climate change on hydrology of Latonyanda River Quaternary Catchment, Limpopo Province, South Africa
The study assessed the impacts of climate change on hydrology of Latonyanda River Quaternary Catchment (LRQC). The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model played a huge role in climate change impact analysis because it helped in improving the understanding of climate change impacts on hydrology …
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