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Management
Brigitte Roth Tran
Summary: I apply a novel machine-learning based weather index method to daily store-level sales data to examine short-run responses to weather and long-run adaptation to climate. Weather has significant persistent effects on sales, even considering potentially offsetting shifts. Adaptation to climate decreases sensitivity of sales to weather for precipitation, snow, and cold weather events, but surprisingly not for extreme heat events. Retailers can respond by adjusting staffing, inventory, promotion events, compensation, and financial reporting.
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Lanlan Li, Jingjing Li, Ke Li, Xuan Luo, Jianling Jiao
Summary: The number of cold days is decreasing due to climate change, but China's natural gas heating users are increasing rapidly. Assessing the impact of natural gas use on climate change is crucial. The study finds that temperature change has a significant impact on gas consumption.
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
(2022)
Review
Horticulture
Dana Cirjak, Ivana Miklecic, Darija Lemic, Tomislav Kos, Ivana Pajac Zivkovic
Summary: This paper summarizes the application of automated methods in monitoring major and other important pests in apple production to cope with frequently changing climatic conditions.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xin Mao, Hong-Li Ren, Ge Liu
Summary: This study investigates the interannual variation of vegetation on the Tibetan Plateau and its relationship with local climatic factors using satellite remote sensing data. The results show two primary patterns of vegetation cover, uniform and dipole, which are influenced by different climatic factors.
Article
Biology
Camille Parmesan, Michael C. Singer
Summary: Studies on birds and trees have shown that climatic stresses are distributed within species' ranges, not just at the limits of their ranges. This study on the butterfly Euphydryas editha reveals that geographic mosaics of natural selection cause some central populations to evolve to the limits of climatic tolerance, while others remain resilient. The findings have important implications for conservation planning, as adaptive evolution can reduce population-level resilience to climate change.
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
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Environmental Studies
Md. Monirul Islam, Md. Asadur Rahman, Mohammad Shahneawz Khan, Gouri Mondal, Makidul Islam Khan
Summary: The study empirically assesses transformational adaptation to climatic hazards in two mangrove-dependent coastal fishing communities in Bangladesh, finding that such adaptations are more effective in averting the impacts of severe climatic hazards. To further improve the effectiveness of transformational adaptation, reducing uncertainty in climate projections, increasing awareness, providing more funds, and implementing other measures are necessary.
Article
Development Studies
Jaime Albarillo Manalo, Elske van de Fliert, Kelly Fielding
Summary: Through interviews with farmers in drought-prone rice-producing provinces in the Philippines, this study identified two main types of stressors - direct and distal, which significantly affect climate change adaptation outcomes.
CLIMATE AND DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Chiara Dragonetti, Valeria Y. Mendez Y. Angarita, Moreno Di Marco
Summary: The Paris Agreement is crucial for the survival of mountain mammals. By limiting global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius, the likelihood of habitat shrinkage for species can be significantly reduced, mitigating the risk of climate change impacts on mountain animals.
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sebastian Bathiany, Alexandre Belleflamme, Juliane El Zohbi, Patrizia Ney, Klaus Goergen, Diana Rechid
Summary: Climate change has adverse effects on global crop yields, including heat waves, water stress, and extreme weather events. This study focuses on the interannual variability of temperature, precipitation, and soil moisture during the flowering period of wheat, maize, and rapeseed in Europe. The results show significant increases in variability, particularly for winter wheat, while rapeseed flowering is less affected due to its early timing and northern cultivation areas. The study highlights the importance of diversifying risk in agricultural adaptation to ensure crop yield stability in a warming climate.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Matthew Houser, Beth Gazley, Heather Reynolds, Elizabeth Grennan Browning, Eric Sandweiss, James Shanahan
Summary: Climate change poses serious risks to human communities worldwide, and government policy support for community-wide adaptation is crucial, with public support being key to policy passage. Driving factors for public support for adaptation policy include threat appraisal, climate risk perception, perceived government efficacy, individual climate change beliefs, and social structural characteristics.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Shan He, Song Yang, Dake Chen
Summary: This study applies causal inference theory to attribute climatic anomalies and demonstrates its advantage in prediction. The results show that even without large-sample-size data and substantial human intervention, the causal inference approach can reveal the causes of climatic anomalies and construct reliable predictive models.
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Viliamu Iese, Anthony S. Kiem, Azarel Mariner, Philip Malsale, Tile Tofaeono, Dewi G. C. Kirono, Vanessa Round, Craig Heady, Robson Tigona, Filipe Veisa, Kisolel Posanau, Faapisa Aiono, Alick Haruhiru, Arieta Daphne, Vaiola Vainikolo, Nikotemo Iona
Summary: Drought in the Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) is considered a creeping disaster as its impacts are usually not noticed until months or years after its onset. Monitoring, forecasting, and managing drought in the PICTs is complex due to the diverse ways in which droughts occur, as well as the varied direct and indirect causes and consequences of drought across the region.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Joao Carlos Filipe, Paul D. Rymer, Margaret Byrne, Giles Hardy, Richard Mazanec, Collin W. Ahrens
Summary: Temperature and precipitation changes are causing forest dieback and extinction events. This study investigates the adaptation of Eucalyptus marginata populations to climate variables in South-west Western Australia using SNP markers. The results show that temperature and precipitation have different patterns of adaptation and suggest the presence of standing genomic variation adapted to current climate gradients.
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Rashed Mahmood, Markus G. Donat, Pablo Ortega, Francisco J. Doblas-Reyes, Yohan Ruprich-Robert
Summary: This study uses decadal climate predictions to improve regional projections beyond the next decade, demonstrating that considering climate variability can enhance the accuracy of 20-year average temperature predictions. Specifically, summer temperatures over land regions in Asia and Africa are expected to show stronger changes within the warming range, consistent with a warm phase in North Atlantic variability. This improved regional climate information can facilitate tailored adaptation to climate changes in the coming decades.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Andrew John, Rory Nathan, Avril Horne, Keirnan Fowler, Michael Stewardson, Murray Peel, J. Angus Webb
Summary: Climate change impacts on river flows are assessed by studying the 'Time of Emergence' (ToE) when the signal of climate change becomes distinguishable from natural variability. In Australia, ToE of streamflow changes across different river basins have been investigated considering different water management objectives and climate model projections. ToE is likely to occur earlier in hydrologic systems with low natural variability and longer periods of vulnerability. Regional differences exist, with changes first emerging in south-west regions followed by the south-east, east, and north. Implications include the prioritization of climate adaptation efforts and the urgency of climate change mitigation.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2023)