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Climate action strategies for the University of Texas at Austin
(2010-05)This report analyzes the current greenhouse gas emissions inventory for The University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin), reviews the carbon reduction strategies being implemented at UT-Austin and other peer institutions, and ... -
Climate change adaptation to increasing isk of glacial lake outburst floods : decision making methodology for risk management applied to Imja Lake in Nepal and Lake Palcacocha in Peru
(2016-09-09)Glacial retreat around the world, accelerated by climate change, has led to the formation of glacier lakes that present a risk of a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF). GLOFs are sudden, catastrophic events that are impossible ... -
Climate Change and Risk of Leishmaniasis in North America: Predictions from Ecological Niche Models of Vector and Reservoir Species
(Public Library of Science, 2010-01-19)Background -- Climate change is increasingly being implicated in species' range shifts throughout the world, including those of important vector and reservoir species for infectious diseases. In North America (México, ... -
Climate change framing in the New York Times : the media’s impact on a polarized public
(2015-12)While the threat of climate change grows stronger along with the consensus of scientists about the certainty of anthropogenic causes, researchers observe an opposite effect in the public’s acceptance of climate science. ... -
Climate change impacts and water security in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru
This dissertation addresses two aspects of climate change impacts on water resources in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in Ancash, Peru: glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) and water availability. Peru is one of the ... -
Climate change in the Mission-Aransas Reserve : Evaluating vulnerability of coastal ecosystem and communities using long-term data sets and development of relevant adaptation strategies. Phase 1 : Technical Report.
(2015-06)This report assesses the long-term impacts of climate changes, such as temperature and precipitation, on the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve fisheries and bird species, in the past several decades. ...
