Soil fauna responses to natural disturbances, invasive species, and global climate change: Current state of the science and a call to action

2017 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 116-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R. Coyle ◽  
Uma J. Nagendra ◽  
Melanie K. Taylor ◽  
J. Holly Campbell ◽  
Chelsea E. Cunard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Invasive Species ◽  
Global Climate Change ◽  
Soil Fauna ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Natural Disturbances ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Current State ◽  
State Of The Science

Deviant and guilt-ridden: Computing within psychological limits

First Monday ◽  
2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bran Knowles ◽  
Elina Eriksson
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Climate Change ◽  
Behavioral Change ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Resource Scarcity ◽  
Position Paper ◽  
Current State ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social

In this position paper we discuss a set of problems particular to computing within limits that draws on psychological and sociological barriers. The enormity of the predicaments we are facing, global climate change and resource scarcity, together with the social, cultural and national settings in which we are facing these predicaments, are seriously hampering our possibility to address them. We argue that without confronting the underlying psychology that perpetuates our current state of un-sustainability, there is little computing can hope to achieve. Furthermore, we also argue that these psychological limits to computing do not only concern the users of our systems, often portrayed as the people in need of behavioral change, but also ourselves, as researchers within computing. In this paper we start exploring what these psychological limits could be, what ideas computing for sustainability has tried but should now retire, and start discussing a way forward.

scholarly journals Current state of knowledge regarding the world’s wetlands and their future under global climate change: a synthesis

2012 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfgang J. Junk ◽  
Shuqing An ◽  
C. M. Finlayson ◽  
Brij Gopal ◽  
Jan Květ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Climate Change ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Current State

scholarly journals Global Climate Implications for Homelessness: A Scoping Review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean A. Kidd ◽  
Susan Greco ◽  
Kwame McKenzie
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Global Climate Change ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Climate Impacts ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Response Planning ◽  
Current State

AbstractHomelessness is a persistent global challenge with significant health impacts on those affected. Homeless people are by definition the most exposed to weather conditions and the social and economic problems caused by extreme weather and climate change and variability. This systematic review was designed to synthesize the academic literature that addresses the health and social implications of global climate change for homelessness. The question examined in this systematic scoping review is the following: What is the current state of knowledge in the scientific literature on the health and social implications of global climate change for homelessness? A systematic scoping review method was used to identify and synthesize the peer-reviewed literature relevant to this question. The databases searched were PsycINFO, Medline, Scopus, and Google Scholar. Of the 26 papers identified in this review, 20 employed original data analyses with conclusions largely inferred from cross-sectional associations. Themes included the potential influence of climate change on homelessness prevalence, climate impacts that exacerbate specific vulnerabilities of homeless populations (e.g., chronic illness, exposure, stigmatization), and health and social outcomes. Service use and design implications were also addressed. Given the scale of the impacts of climate change on homelessness, the literature on this topic poses promising directions but is under-developed in its current state to adequately inform risk mitigation and response planning. A systems framework is proposed here to inform future research and service design.

The role of Antarctic sea ice in global climate change

1996 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 371-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Hanna
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sea Ice ◽  
Global Climate Change ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Antarctic Sea Ice ◽  
Current State ◽  
Ocean Models ◽  
State Of Research ◽  
The Antarctic

Taking a distinct interdisciplinary focus, a critical view is presented of the current state of research concerning Antarctic sea-ice / atmosphere / ocean interaction and its effect on climate on the interannual timescale, with particular regard to anthropogenic global warming. Sea-ice formation, morphology, thickness, extent, seasonality and distribution are introduced as vital factors in climatic feedbacks. Sea-ice / atmosphere interaction is next discussed, emphas izing its meteorological and topographical influences and the effects of and on polar cyclonic activity. This leads on to the central theme of sea ice in global climate change, which contains critiques of sea-ice climatic feedbacks, current findings on the representation of these feedbacks in global climatic models, and to what extent they are corroborated by observational evidence. Sea-ice / ocean interaction is particularly important. This is discussed with special reference to polynyas and leads, and the use of suitably coupled sea-ice / ocean models. A brief review of several possible climatic forcing factors is presented, which most highly rates a postulated ENSO-Antarctic sea-ice link. Sea-ice / atmosphere / ocean models need to be validated by adequate observations, both from satellites and ground based. In particular, models developed in the Arctic, where the observational network allows more reasonable validation, can be applied to the Antarctic in suitably modified form so as to account for unique features of the Antarctic cryosphere. Benefits in climatic modelling will be gained by treating Antarctic sea ice as a fully coupled component of global climate.

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