Strengthening atmospheric circulation and trade winds slowed tropical Pacific surface warming
Communications Earth & Environment, 2023 The globally averaged sea-surface temperature (SST) has steadily increased in the last four decades, consistent with the rising atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations.
Mojib Latif +9 more
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Wind and Wave Extremes over the World Oceans from Very Large Ensembles [PDF]
, 2014 Global return values of marine wind speed and significant wave height are estimated from very large aggregates of archived ensemble forecasts at +240-h lead time.
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Tropical South American Rainfall Response to Dansgaard-Oeschger Stadials of Marine Isotope Stage 5
Frontiers in Earth Science, 2022 Tropical precipitation patterns will most likely be altered by future climate change, with major socioeconomic consequences for human populations that are highly reliant on water availability for subsistence like populations in northeastern (NE) Brazil ...
Igor M. Venancio +9 more
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Commodity culture : tropical health and hygiene in the British Empire [PDF]
, 2008 Before heading to a 'tropical' region of the Empire, British men and women spent considerable time and effort gathering outfit believed essential for their impending trip.
Johnson, Ryan
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Smallholder farmers’ attitudes and determinants of adaptation to climate risks in East Africa
Climate Risk Management, 2017 Adapting to climate risks is central to the goal of increasing food security and enhancing resilience of farming systems in East Africa. We examined farmers’ attitudes and assessed determinants of adaptation using data from a random sample of 500 ...
Kelvin M. Shikuku +6 more
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Rapid Climate Links Between High Northern Latitudes and Tropical Southeast Asia Over the Last 40 ka
Geophysical Research Letters, 2023 The climate response of tropical Southeast Asia to abrupt climate change originating from high northern latitudes remains poorly understood. Here, marine sediments recovered from the Northwest Borneo Trough are analyzed to trace variations in terrigenous
Jie Huang +8 more
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Deforestation and climate change: acting on the causes. What the (carbon) market cannot do... [PDF]
, 2009 With an estimated average loss of around 13 million hectares per year between 2000 and 2005 – 7.3 million hectares if reforestation is taken into account, according to FAO –, tropical deforestation is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. At around
Karsenty, Alain
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Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 2020 To prevent the transmission of COVID-19, India implemented country-wide restrictions on socio-economic activities. Using satellite observations for the pre-monsoon (March–April–May) season, we explore the effect of the extended lockdown, on nitrogen ...
Mriganka Sekhar Biswas, D. C. Ayantika
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The economic value of tropical forests in meeting global climate stabilization goals
Global Sustainability, 2021 Conserving tropical forests has many benefits, from protecting biodiversity, sustaining indigenous and local communities, and safeguarding climate. To achieve the ambitious climate goals of the Paris Agreement, forest protection is essential.
Sabine Fuss +2 more
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Speleothem Paleoclimatology for the Caribbean, Central America, and North America [PDF]
, 2019 Speleothem oxygen isotope records from the Caribbean, Central, and North America reveal climatic controls that include orbital variation, deglacial forcing related to ocean circulation and ice sheet retreat, and the influence of local and remote sea ...
Arienzo, Monica M. +4 more
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