Introduction to Land-Use and Climate Change Impacts on Landslides. Winter, M. G., Dixon, N., Wasowski, J., & Dijkstra, T. A. 43(4):367–370.
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[excerpt] The evidence of a general trend of global warming is overwhelming. It now seems beyond reasonable doubt that increases in greenhouse gas emissions resulting from human activities have led to an increase in the global temperature anomaly, which is, in turn, leading to changes and, indeed, instability in the climate (see Dijkstra & Dixon 2010). The Stern Review (Stern 2007) presented an economic argument in favour of action to limit the potential 5-20\,% loss of global gross domestic product (GDP) each year that it predicts if climate change were to proceed unabated. An expenditure of 1\,% of global GPD per annum on actions designed to limit the causes of climate change in the form of reduced greenhouse gas emissions was recommended by Stern and stated to yield a major net positive benefit, although such investment in the next 10-20 years was viewed as critical. Notwithstanding this, the future climate change scenarios that result from global models are somewhat variable. The range and nature of the changes forecast can be substantial when viewed at a global, continental or even, in some cases, a national scale. In addition, the potential range of change forecast, at a given location, may be large even when the results are viewed at a regional level. This may be due to the effects of uncertainty in the levels of future emissions, natural variability (e.g. year-on-year variations) and, of course, uncertainty within the modelling process itself. Natural variability in particular presents certain problems of perception and understanding of the issues around climate change (Pope 2009). As Pope noted, the press often confuses extreme events, which occur within the range of natural variability, as being the direct result of climate change. Clearly, we must be extremely cautious in presenting analyses of such events and attributing their occurrence, either [...]
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  title = {Introduction to Land-Use and Climate Change Impacts on Landslides},
  author = {Winter, M. G. and Dixon, N. and Wasowski, J. and Dijkstra, T. A.},
  date = {2010-11},
  journaltitle = {Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology},
  volume = {43},
  pages = {367--370},
  issn = {2041-4803},
  doi = {10.1144/1470-9236/10-035},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1144/1470-9236/10-035},
  abstract = {[excerpt] The evidence of a general trend of global warming is overwhelming. It now seems beyond reasonable doubt that increases in greenhouse gas emissions resulting from human activities have led to an increase in the global temperature anomaly, which is, in turn, leading to changes and, indeed, instability in the climate (see Dijkstra \& Dixon 2010).

The Stern Review (Stern 2007) presented an economic argument in favour of action to limit the potential 5-20\,\% loss of global gross domestic product (GDP) each year that it predicts if climate change were to proceed unabated. An expenditure of 1\,\% of global GPD per annum on actions designed to limit the causes of climate change in the form of reduced greenhouse gas emissions was recommended by Stern and stated to yield a major net positive benefit, although such investment in the next 10-20 years was viewed as critical.

Notwithstanding this, the future climate change scenarios that result from global models are somewhat variable. The range and nature of the changes forecast can be substantial when viewed at a global, continental or even, in some cases, a national scale. In addition, the potential range of change forecast, at a given location, may be large even when the results are viewed at a regional level. This may be due to the effects of uncertainty in the levels of future emissions, natural variability (e.g. year-on-year variations) and, of course, uncertainty within the modelling process itself.

Natural variability in particular presents certain problems of perception and understanding of the issues around climate change (Pope 2009). As Pope noted, the press often confuses extreme events, which occur within the range of natural variability, as being the direct result of climate change. Clearly, we must be extremely cautious in presenting analyses of such events and attributing their occurrence, either [...]},
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