While we projected a decreasing asthma incidence in the next decade, the burden of asthma remains substantial.
In catchments where the flooding is mainly caused by spring/summer snowmelt, the downscaling methods project a decrease in the extreme flows in three of the four catchments considered.
In the 2080s, the percentage of grid cells with a majority of models projecting an increase in bankfull width was 69%, and 26% of grid cells had majority of models projecting a decrease.
The critical concern is that the observed precipitation trends over the last 40 years in the study watershed showed a rise in total annual precipitation whereas the future climate change predictions of some models project a decrease in precipitation.
For example, the magnitude of observed precipitation trend was about 1.16mm/10years in the Wujiang River watershed, but the projected precipitation trend from BCCR-BCM20, CNRM-CM3, CSIRO-MK30, GFDL-CM21, and INM-CM30 would project a decrease of precipitation for 2030s under A1B scenarios.
Almost all global climate models project a decrease in the Northern Hemisphere sea ice area over the next several decades under increasing greenhouse gas scenarios.
In 2006, a computer-driven atmospheric model evaluated the future frequency of Mediterranean cyclones between 2071 and 2100, projecting a decrease in autumn, winter, and spring cyclonic activity coinciding with a dramatic increase in formation near Cyprus, with both scenarios attributed to elevated temperatures as a result of global warming.
Moreover, some of the areas in this region are projected to decrease under the "Maximum" ensemble, showing that all GCMs project a decrease in precipitation these areas.
In South Africa, greater than 90% of the AOGCM simulations project a decrease in the future MCE, with the median estimates ranging from 83% of the current MCE for the low to 60% for the high emissions scenario.
