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Climate, Volume 4, Issue 4

December 2016 - 18 articles

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Articles (18)

  • Article
  • Open Access
90 Citations
16,747 Views
15 Pages

Flood in a Changing Climate: The Impact on Livelihood and How the Rural Poor Cope in Bangladesh

  • Gulsan Ara Parvin,
  • Annya Chanda Shimi,
  • Rajib Shaw and
  • Chaitee Biswas

21 December 2016

It is already documented that climate change will lead to an intensification of the global water cycle with a consequent increase in flood hazards. Bangladesh is also facing an increasing trend of flood disasters. Among the various risks and disaster...

  • Review
  • Open Access
36 Citations
21,804 Views
21 Pages

Risks of Climate Change with Respect to the Singapore-Malaysia High Speed Rail System

  • Sazrul Leena Binti Sa’adin,
  • Sakdirat Kaewunruen and
  • David Jaroszweski

20 December 2016

Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and many of the observed changes are unprecedented over the past five decades. Globally, the atmosphere and the ocean are becoming increasingly warmer, the amount of ice on the earth is decreasing over th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
14,295 Views
22 Pages

14 December 2016

This study identifies the impact of climate change and adaptation practices on agriculture in the Rautahat district of central Nepal by analyzing the atmospheric temperature, rainfall pattern, soil moisture, and direct field survey. The impact and st...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
8,569 Views
7 Pages

14 December 2016

Background: This study investigates the connection between annual global solar radiation and ground albedo solar radiation due to desertification in line with previous research on the correlation between climatic changes and desertification. Methods:...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,324 Views
13 Pages

Nitrous Oxide and Methane Fluxes from Smallholder Farms: A Scoping Study in the Anjeni Watershed

  • Haimanote K. Bayabil,
  • Cathelijne R. Stoof,
  • Cedric Mason,
  • Brian K. Richards and
  • Tammo S. Steenhuis

11 December 2016

While agricultural practices are widely reported to contribute to anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, there are only limited measurements available for emission rates in the monsoon climate of the African continent. We conducted a scoping s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
7,040 Views
11 Pages

10 December 2016

In recent years, SUHIs (surface urban heat islands) have been greatly emphasized in urban climate studies, since it is one of the climate phenomena most influenced by human action. In this study, temporal and spatial variations of SUHIs in the cities...

  • Concept Paper
  • Open Access
17 Citations
8,429 Views
12 Pages

9 December 2016

This paper aims at enhancing the previously formulated culture-theoretical explanation of risk-related perception and action with ecological and institutional connectedness. This is needed for global comparison of adaptation cultures as well as trans...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
7,822 Views
16 Pages

Understanding Farmers’ Perceptions and Adaptations to Precipitation and Temperature Variability: Evidence from Northern Iran

  • Mohammad Sadegh Allahyari,
  • Sahereh Ghavami,
  • Zahra Daghighi Masuleh,
  • Anastasios Michailidis and
  • Stefanos A. Nastis

3 December 2016

Precipitation and temperature variability present significant agricultural risks worldwide. Northern Iran’s agriculture mainly depends on paddy fields, which are directly affected by precipitation and temperature variability. The main aim of this stu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
7,574 Views
20 Pages

25 November 2016

The goal of this work is to assess climate change and its impact on the predictability of seasonal (i.e., April–July) streamflow in major water supply watersheds in the Sierra Nevada. The specific objective is threefold: (1) to examine the hydroclima...

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
8,915 Views
22 Pages

Climate Change Impacts on the Hydrological Processes of a Small Agricultural Watershed

  • Sushant Mehan,
  • Narayanan Kannan,
  • Ram P. Neupane,
  • Rachel McDaniel and
  • Sandeep Kumar

17 November 2016

Weather extremes and climate variability directly impact the hydrological cycle influencing agricultural productivity. The issues related to climate change are of prime concern for every nation as its implications are posing negative impacts on socie...

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