We review the surface air temperature record of the past 150 years, considering the
homogeneity of the basic data and the standard errors of estimation of the average …

The definition of desertification accepted in the ad hoc conference held by UNEP in Nairobi
in 1977 and confirmed at the Earth Summit on Environment and Development held in Rio de …

Sea temperatures in many tropical regions have increased by almost 1° C over the past 100
years, and are currently increasing at~ 1–2° C per century. Coral bleaching occurs when the …

One of the key questions in climate change research relates to the future dynamics of the
large amount of C that is currently stored in soil organic matter. Will the amount of C in this …

Coral reef bleaching, the whitening of diverse invertebrate taxa, results from the loss of
symbiotic zooxanthellae and/or a reduction in photosynthetic pigment concentrations in …

Analyses of maximum temperature data from 49 stations in Nepal for the period 1971–94
reveal warming trends after 1977 ranging from 0.06 to 0.12 C yr− 1 in most of the Middle …

The increasing demand by the scientific community, policy makers, and the public for
realistic projections of possible regional impacts of future climate changes has rendered the …

This book provides a comprehensive text describing and explaining mountain weather and
climate processes. It presents the results of a broad range of studies drawn from across the …

Global climate change is expected to affect temperature and precipitation patterns, oceanic
and atmospheric circulation, rate of rising sea level, and the frequency, intensity, timing, and …

Climatic changes resulting from greenhouse gases will be superimposed on natural climatic
variations. High-resolution proxy records of past climate can be used to extend our …