Relative impacts of human-induced climate change and natural climate variability.

Author(s) : HULME M., BARROW E. M., ARNELL N. W., HARRISON P. A., JOHNS T. C., DOWNING T. E.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Results from the recent global climate simulations and two environmental response models are used to consider systematically the effects of natural climate variability (30-year timescales) and future climate-change uncertainties on river runoff and agricultural potential in Europe. The authors find that, for some regions, the impacts of human-induced climate change by 2050 will be undetectable relative to those due to natural multi-decadal climate variability.

Details

  • Original title: Relative impacts of human-induced climate change and natural climate variability.
  • Record ID : 2000-0461
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Environment, General information
  • Source: Nature - vol. 397 - n. 6721
  • Publication date: 1999/02/25
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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