Climate Literacy The Essential Principles Climate Science Literacy is an understanding of
... Our understanding of the climate system is improved through observations, theoretical studies, and modeling ...
... Our understanding of the climate system is improved through observations, theoretical studies, and modeling ...
Has the Earth`s temperature really been flat since 1998?
... and arctic sea ice extent. Most of the heat the Earth absorbs goes into the oceans, not the atmosphere, and in the past 15 years, the oceans have gotten warmer and warmer. * Incorporating other ...
... and arctic sea ice extent. Most of the heat the Earth absorbs goes into the oceans, not the atmosphere, and in the past 15 years, the oceans have gotten warmer and warmer. * Incorporating other ...
Slide 1
... These are the workhorses of climate change science. They are 3D computerized time-stepped simulation models of the atmosphere, oceans, cryosphere, and biosphere Based on fundamental physics (conservation, etc.), geography (where are oceans), and observations (initial conditions) Used to predict weat ...
... These are the workhorses of climate change science. They are 3D computerized time-stepped simulation models of the atmosphere, oceans, cryosphere, and biosphere Based on fundamental physics (conservation, etc.), geography (where are oceans), and observations (initial conditions) Used to predict weat ...
HKIE Climate Change Corner Issue 74 (Dec 13)
... ocean warming dominates the increase in energy stored in the climate system, accounting for more than 90% of the energy accumulated between 1971 and 2010, with high confidence; ...
... ocean warming dominates the increase in energy stored in the climate system, accounting for more than 90% of the energy accumulated between 1971 and 2010, with high confidence; ...
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... • Climate change will eventually become too extreme for humans to live on Earth. We will be forced to live in space or somewhere where there can be no cars or factories to pollute the environment and cause global warming. Polar icecaps will melt more quickly than ever and all Arctic and Antarctic a ...
... • Climate change will eventually become too extreme for humans to live on Earth. We will be forced to live in space or somewhere where there can be no cars or factories to pollute the environment and cause global warming. Polar icecaps will melt more quickly than ever and all Arctic and Antarctic a ...
The Politicization of Climate Change
... Did Exaggeration and Hype on the Left Undermine the Credibility of Environmentalists and the Media? • Most of the impacts of human-caused climate change are in the future • Most climate variability of the past decades was natural. • Thus, to motivate “proper” action, hype and exaggeration of curren ...
... Did Exaggeration and Hype on the Left Undermine the Credibility of Environmentalists and the Media? • Most of the impacts of human-caused climate change are in the future • Most climate variability of the past decades was natural. • Thus, to motivate “proper” action, hype and exaggeration of curren ...
Notes - wlhs.wlwv.k12.or.us
... “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice and rising global average sea level.” ...
... “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice and rising global average sea level.” ...
Climate Change Past and Future
... take 100 to 300 years to stabilize the concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. It will take a few centuries for temperature to stabilize. Sea level will continue to rise for millennia. Human communities therefore need to adapt to climate change and its impacts. The amount of future war ...
... take 100 to 300 years to stabilize the concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. It will take a few centuries for temperature to stabilize. Sea level will continue to rise for millennia. Human communities therefore need to adapt to climate change and its impacts. The amount of future war ...
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
... A few examples: • Oceans, which can store large amounts of heat, have warmed since 1950. • Antarctic and Greenland ice shelves have been eroding. ...
... A few examples: • Oceans, which can store large amounts of heat, have warmed since 1950. • Antarctic and Greenland ice shelves have been eroding. ...
Unit 8 Climate Change - Van Buren Public Schools
... – Leads to changes in weather, including more extreme weather patterns (droughts, storms, etc.) – Leads to changes in long-term climate patterns ...
... – Leads to changes in weather, including more extreme weather patterns (droughts, storms, etc.) – Leads to changes in long-term climate patterns ...
Slide 1
... • “Unequivocal” that Earth’s climate is warming • Greenhouse gases at highest levels in 650,000 years • “Very Likely” that increased greenhouse gases have caused most of the rise in temperatures since 1950 ...
... • “Unequivocal” that Earth’s climate is warming • Greenhouse gases at highest levels in 650,000 years • “Very Likely” that increased greenhouse gases have caused most of the rise in temperatures since 1950 ...
THINK GLOBAL, WORK LOCAL
... networks and on increasingly comprehensive mathematical models which are integrated on the most powerful supercomputers and used to understand the history and future evolution of the Earth’s climate. The evidence shows unequivocally that the climate is warming, mostly because of increasing emissions ...
... networks and on increasingly comprehensive mathematical models which are integrated on the most powerful supercomputers and used to understand the history and future evolution of the Earth’s climate. The evidence shows unequivocally that the climate is warming, mostly because of increasing emissions ...
Teaching resource
... • Can you identify any other projected impacts on health within the UK from other sources? ...
... • Can you identify any other projected impacts on health within the UK from other sources? ...
1824 French physicist Joseph Fourier is first to describe a
... Irish physicist John Tyndall carries out research on radiant heat and the absorption of radiation by gases and vapors including CO2 and H2O. He shows that carbon dioxide can absorb in the infrared spectrum, and it can cause a change in temperature. Tyndall famously declares: "The solar heat possesse ...
... Irish physicist John Tyndall carries out research on radiant heat and the absorption of radiation by gases and vapors including CO2 and H2O. He shows that carbon dioxide can absorb in the infrared spectrum, and it can cause a change in temperature. Tyndall famously declares: "The solar heat possesse ...
Timmermann's PowerPoint
... and ocean have warmed, the amounts of snow and ice have diminished, sea level has risen, and the concentrations of greenhouse gases have increased. ...
... and ocean have warmed, the amounts of snow and ice have diminished, sea level has risen, and the concentrations of greenhouse gases have increased. ...
Anthropogenic Climate Change
... - “Radiative forcing is a measure of the influence a factor has in altering the balance of incoming and outgoing energy in the Earthatmosphere system and is an index of the importance of the factor as a potential climate change mechanism. In this report radiative forcing values are for changes relat ...
... - “Radiative forcing is a measure of the influence a factor has in altering the balance of incoming and outgoing energy in the Earthatmosphere system and is an index of the importance of the factor as a potential climate change mechanism. In this report radiative forcing values are for changes relat ...
Global Climate Change
... • Reduce emissions of greenhouse gases • Attempt to develop alternatives energies • Allow emission to continue, but prepare for global climate changes • Allow emissions to continue as normal and leave preparations up to individual countries • Combine any of these ideas • Come up with your own unique ...
... • Reduce emissions of greenhouse gases • Attempt to develop alternatives energies • Allow emission to continue, but prepare for global climate changes • Allow emissions to continue as normal and leave preparations up to individual countries • Combine any of these ideas • Come up with your own unique ...
Homework #1: Fundamental Concepts
... temperature due to its ability to mix heat down to greater depths) 2. Water has a greater “specific heat” (innate quality of the substance - it requires more energy to raise the temperature of water compared with solid ground) ...
... temperature due to its ability to mix heat down to greater depths) 2. Water has a greater “specific heat” (innate quality of the substance - it requires more energy to raise the temperature of water compared with solid ground) ...
Human Activity Is Not Cause of Global Warming
... The stud),. Are Human Activities Causing Global Warming?, is a review of recently published technical literature on climate science. and was released at a press conference conducted by Dr. Baliunas and Jeffrey Salmon. Executive Director of the Marshall Institute. The report, produced by the Marshall ...
... The stud),. Are Human Activities Causing Global Warming?, is a review of recently published technical literature on climate science. and was released at a press conference conducted by Dr. Baliunas and Jeffrey Salmon. Executive Director of the Marshall Institute. The report, produced by the Marshall ...
Global Warming
... Emitted during agricultural and industrial activities, also during combustion of solid waste & fossil fuels ...
... Emitted during agricultural and industrial activities, also during combustion of solid waste & fossil fuels ...
Attribution of recent climate change
Attribution of recent climate change is the effort to scientifically ascertain mechanisms responsible for recent changes observed in the Earth's climate, commonly known as 'global warming'. The effort has focused on changes observed during the period of instrumental temperature record, when records are most reliable; particularly in the last 50 years, when human activity has grown fastest and observations of the troposphere have become available. The dominant mechanisms (to which recent climate change has been attributed) are anthropogenic, i.e., the result of human activity. They are: increasing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases global changes to land surface, such as deforestation increasing atmospheric concentrations of aerosols.There are also natural mechanisms for variation including climate oscillations, changes in solar activity, and volcanic activity.According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), it is ""extremely likely"" that human influence was the dominant cause of global warming between 1951 and 2010. The IPCC defines ""extremely likely"" as indicating a probability of 95 to 100%, based on an expert assessment of all the available evidence.Multiple lines of evidence support attribution of recent climate change to human activities: A basic physical understanding of the climate system: greenhouse gas concentrations have increased and their warming properties are well-established. Historical estimates of past climate changes suggest that the recent changes in global surface temperature are unusual. Computer-based climate models are unable to replicate the observed warming unless human greenhouse gas emissions are included. Natural forces alone (such as solar and volcanic activity) cannot explain the observed warming.The IPCC's attribution of recent global warming to human activities is a view shared by most scientists, and is also supported by 196 other scientific organizations worldwide (see also: scientific opinion on climate change).