http://www.eea.europa.eu These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 7. http://www.eea.europa.eu/articles/forests-health-and-climate-change/key-facts/reduction-of-green-cover-means?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Modelling studies for urban temperatures over the next 70 years project that in urban areas where the green cover is reduced by 10 %, urban temperatures could increase by 8.2 °C above current levels. No publisher jaeglmar green urban areas temperature increase 2012-01-06T16:38:53+02:00 SOER Key fact http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/synthesis/synthesis?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The SOER 2010 Synthesis provides an overview of the European environment's state, trends and prospects, integrating the main findings of SOER 2010. No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) climate change impacts european neighbourhood climate change consequences climate change recycling marine ecosystems trade social inequalities soil functions Kyoto protocol global consumption resilience overfishing consumption pattern old-growth forest decoupling emissions from agriculture land use Kyoto targets water quantity ecological footprint water resources human health health forest quality of life life expectancy freshwater ecosystems environmental footprint waste waste management resource use ecosystem services greenhouse gas emissions climate change and health nature state of the environment biodiversity loss REACH policy integration global warming life-cycle thinking farmland temperature increase conservation of biodiversity pollutant SOER2010 biodiversity green economy natural resources long-term perspective air pollution megatrends ecosystem land conversion natural capital global trade road traffic climate change adaptation green urban areas water demand wastewater treatment grassland waste disposal terrestrial ecosystem pesticide 2010-11-29T18:23:46+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/europe/urban-environment?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The global population is congregating in our cities. Eighty per cent of the world’s estimated nine billion people in 2050 are expected to live in urban areas. Our cities and urban areas face many challenges from social to health to environmental. The impacts of cities and urban areas are felt in other regions which supply cities with food, water and energy and absorb pollution and waste. However, the proximity of people, businesses and services associated with the very word ‘city’ means that there are also huge opportunities. Indeed, well designed, well managed urban settings offer a key opportunity for sustainable living. No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) climate change impacts water quality urban sprawl social inequalities soil sealing urban environment welfare education consumption pattern city urban ecosystem air quality green urban areas urbanisation green space housing heat wave flood thematic assessment human health resource efficiency income public space environmental footprint waste water quantity urban noise quality of life sustainable housing public health traffic temperature increase social equity drought cities population SOER2010 sustainable development climate change mitigation urban design climate change adaptation overcrowding urban area pollution 2010-11-28T18:40:00+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/europe/adapting-to-climate-change?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Climate change is happening and will continue to have far-reaching consequences for human and natural systems. Impacts and vulnerabilities differ considerably across regions, territories and economic sectors in Europe. Strategies to adapt to climate change are necessary to manage impacts even if global temperature stays below a 2 °C increase above the pre-industrial level. The EU adaptation framework aims at developing a comprehensive strategy by 2013, to be supported by a clearinghouse for sharing and maintaining information on climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation. No publisher Adobe InDesign CS4 (6.0) climate change adaptation UNFCCC mountain water shortage summer ice glacier heat wave snow cover flood thematic assessment storm extreme weather event forest fires global warming temperature increase drought cities precipitation SOER2010 biodiversity permafrost climate change adaptation urban area coastal areas costs of adaptation 2010-11-28T18:40:00+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/europe/understanding-climate-change?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Average global air and ocean temperatures are rising, leading to the melting of snow and ice and rising global mean sea level. Ocean acidification results from higher CO2 concentrations. With unabated greenhouse gas emissions, climate change could lead to an increasing risk of irreversible shifts in the climate system with potentially serious consequences. Temperature rises of more than 1.5–2 °C above pre-industrial levels are likely to cause major societal and environmental disruptions in many regions. The atmospheric CO2 concentration needs to be stabilised at 350–400 parts per million (ppm) in order to have a 50 % chance of limiting global mean temperature increase to 2 °C above pre-industrial levels (according to the IPCC in 2007, and confirmed by later scientific insights). No publisher Adobe InDesign CS4 (6.0) sea level rise IPCC SOER2010 CO2 ecosystem services glacier climate change arctic sea ice greenhouse gas emission greenhouse gas coral reefs CO2 emissions thematic assessment carbon sink global warming temperature increase understanding climate change acidification COP15 2010-11-28T18:40:00+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/atlas/eea/windbreaks/video/windbreaks-environmental-atlas-of-europe-georgia?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic During the Soviet era, Dedoplistskaro in south east Georgia was the country’s main production area for wheat and sunflower seeds. That came to an end in 1991 when Georgia became independent and Russia cut off its energy supply. To survive the cold winters, the people resorted to cutting down trees for firewood, stripping the countryside of the windbreaks that protected the crops and soil from the harsh desert winds and provided a natural habitat for many species of animals and plants. No publisher jaeglmar agriculture climate change energy crisis temperature increase soil drought erosion windbreak 2010-09-29T16:11:35+01:00 File http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/climate/multimedia/living-with-climate-change?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Global warming is happening. Temperatures have already risen by 0.76 degrees since the industrial revolution and are projected to rise further by 1.8 - 4 degrees by the end of the century. The last time climate change happened at this pace was 125,000 years ago and led to a 4-6 metre sea level rise. Global warming at the upper end of the scale predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change would have catastrophic consequences for Europe. Up to 30% of plant, animal and bird species would be wiped out and the threat of natural disasters such as landslides, floods and mudslides would increase significantly. No publisher ghicaale ski resort mountain irrigation water resources glacier climate change sea level rise global warming ice melting climate change impacts snowline snow cover temperature increase agriculture drought tourism tourists sea ice 2008-04-22T11:55:28+01:00 File