'Storm frequency' presentation slideshows

Coastal Pressures

Coastal Pressures. Coastal Development. Coastal development is increasingly important to the economic development of many countries However coastal development often interferes with natural processes resulting in enhanced erosion

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RECENTLY OBSERVED CHANGES

RECENTLY OBSERVED CHANGES. L. DE WET. INTRODUCTION. If we ask ourselves: ARE there any recently observed changes , what would our answer be? And then, WHAT changes are we talking about? Is it changes in the climate? vegetation? sea-level rise? temperature and rainfall?

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Elevated CO 2 and the global C cycle

Elevated CO 2 and the global C cycle. I. Is atmospheric CO 2 increasing? - Historic, millenial, and ice age patterns II. Is it caused by humans? - 3 lines of evidence III. Consequences Direct Indirect. Rising atmospheric CO 2. Schlesinger 1997. Questions.

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Public Meeting Coastal Engineering Research Board Meeting April 2, 2008 New Orleans, Louisiana Edmond J. Russo, Jr., P.

Technological Innovations and Future Vision of Technical Support Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration and Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program. Public Meeting Coastal Engineering Research Board Meeting April 2, 2008 New Orleans, Louisiana

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Incorporating regional knowledge into global data sets: Some ideas for rice in Asia Andy Nelson

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Extreme events, water hazards and water supply

Extreme events, water hazards and water supply. Speaker: Marty Ralph (NOAA) Co-authors: Michael Hanemann (UC Berkeley, Arizona State U ) Ben Brooks (U. of Hawaii ) Mike Dettinger (USGS and Scripps/UCSD ) Dan Cayan (UCSD/Scripps and USGS ) Konstantine Georgakakos (HRC )

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Climate Change and Protected Areas: should we be concerned?

Climate Change and Protected Areas: should we be concerned?. Floyd Homer 19 th October, 2002. projected climate change impacts on the caribbean. - sealevel rise - storm frequency & intensity - precipitation change - drought - elevated temperature. projected senarios by 2050.

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Storm events in the british Isles

Objectives: You should understand the nature of storm events on the British Isles You should know how and why storm frequency and magnitude can vary over time and space for different parts of the British Isles You should have case study notes for the exam. Storm events in the british Isles.

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