Over recent decades, conservation biologists and land stewards have become increasingly
aware of the need to incorporate rapid changes in climate as a threat to biodiversity in …

One of the most difficult weather variables to predict is rain, particularly intense rain. The
main limitation is the complexity of the fluid dynamic equations used by predictive models …

Calls for adaptation to climate change in mountain regions often emphasize concepts of
climate-smart villages and climate-adaptive rural development. However, we lack reliable …

Soils are natural bodies, formed by the state factors of physical, chemical, and biological
processes operating on geologic parent material over time. Long recognized for their …

Decision-making heuristics for managing climate-related risks: introducing equity to the FREE
framework Page 78 57© The Author (s) 2021 D. Conway, K. Vincent (eds.), Climate Risk in …

The purpose of this document is to provide an informed opinion on future climate scenarios
relevant to Florida. It offers a primer on Florida's vulnerabilities to climate variability and …

To assess climate change impacts on hydrology, conservation biology, and air quality,
impact studies typically require future climate data with spatial resolution high enough to …

Abstract The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model was applied as a
downscaling tool over an orographically complex terrain along the Eastern Mediterranean. It …

While a bottom-up approach to identifying problems affecting food production among small-
scale farmers has been urged as an appropriate means of finding sustainable solutions, few …

Abstract In 2012, about 1.3 million people lived on the slopes of Merapi, one of the most
active volcanoes in the eastern part of Java Island in Indonesia. A majority of Merapi …