Earth System Visioning » climate change http://www.icsu-visioning.org   Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:57:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 What factors determine the resilience of the full set of interacting ecosystem services that support human well-being and allow for adaptation to a changing environment? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/resilience-ecosystem-services/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/resilience-ecosystem-services/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:37:52 +0000 SCarpenter http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=812 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/resilience-ecosystem-services/feed/ 2 What is the exact sensitivity of the climate system to changing greenhouse gas, dust and aerosol loading in the atmosphere? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/exact-sensitivity-climate-system-greenhouse-gas-loading/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/exact-sensitivity-climate-system-greenhouse-gas-loading/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:01:35 +0000 chappellaz http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=828 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/exact-sensitivity-climate-system-greenhouse-gas-loading/feed/ 10 How and why did genuine global changes happen? What were their local and global consequences on the physical environment, the ecosystems and the societies? What thresholds are involved? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/how-why-genuine-global-change-consequence/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/how-why-genuine-global-change-consequence/#comments Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:24:55 +0000 paillard http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=928 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/how-why-genuine-global-change-consequence/feed/ 0 How long can the Earth System sustain the present rate of human-induced global-environmental change? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/earth-system-sustain-environment-change/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/earth-system-sustain-environment-change/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:50:21 +0000 Blanchon http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=833 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/earth-system-sustain-environment-change/feed/ 5 What are the spatial and temporal characteristics of natural climate variability? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/what-are-the-spatial-and-temporal-characteristics-of-natural-climate-variability/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/what-are-the-spatial-and-temporal-characteristics-of-natural-climate-variability/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:46:29 +0000 sjphipps http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1764 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/what-are-the-spatial-and-temporal-characteristics-of-natural-climate-variability/feed/ 0 What is the net effect of changing cloudiness on global climate? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/net-effect-changing-cloudiness-on-global-climate/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/net-effect-changing-cloudiness-on-global-climate/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:53:39 +0000 alestalo http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1099 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/net-effect-changing-cloudiness-on-global-climate/feed/ 0 What are the feed back mechanisms between biodiversity and climate, how will they change over the next decades and what are the consequences? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/feedback-mechanisms-between-biodiversity-and-cimate/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/feedback-mechanisms-between-biodiversity-and-cimate/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:58:07 +0000 Carlo Heip http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1443 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/feedback-mechanisms-between-biodiversity-and-cimate/feed/ 1 In terms of livelihood risks and planning challenges, is rainfall variability more significant than climate change? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/is-rainfall-variability-more-significant-than-climate-change-to-livelihoods/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/is-rainfall-variability-more-significant-than-climate-change-to-livelihoods/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2009 11:40:21 +0000 Mutale http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1525 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/is-rainfall-variability-more-significant-than-climate-change-to-livelihoods/feed/ 0 How can we get past the debates between natural and anthropogenic causes of global changes, and shift our attention towards reducing and dealing with the impacts of these changes? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/how-to-minimize-the-natural-vs-athropogenic-controversy-on-global-changeswarming-issues/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/how-to-minimize-the-natural-vs-athropogenic-controversy-on-global-changeswarming-issues/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:21:25 +0000 edmarone http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1031 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/how-to-minimize-the-natural-vs-athropogenic-controversy-on-global-changeswarming-issues/feed/ 4 What are the key regional drivers of future climate change? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/key-regional-drivers-of-climate-change/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/key-regional-drivers-of-climate-change/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:50:03 +0000 apitman http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=920 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/key-regional-drivers-of-climate-change/feed/ 1