How Corporations Have Influenced the U.S. Dialogue on Climate
... dioxide, the most abundant heat-trapping gas in the atmosphere, were steadily rising (Keeling 1960). The “Keeling Curve” showed that carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere not only were increasing but also that they were doing so at a much faster rate than Arrhenius had originally pre ...
... dioxide, the most abundant heat-trapping gas in the atmosphere, were steadily rising (Keeling 1960). The “Keeling Curve” showed that carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere not only were increasing but also that they were doing so at a much faster rate than Arrhenius had originally pre ...
GLOCHAMORE Research Strategy - Mountain Research Initiative
... Human societies – not only within the mountains but also beyond them – exploit the diversity of resources available in and around mountain regions, but are also exposed to the unique hazards associated with these regions. Mountains have both unified and divided human societies, and have seen the dev ...
... Human societies – not only within the mountains but also beyond them – exploit the diversity of resources available in and around mountain regions, but are also exposed to the unique hazards associated with these regions. Mountains have both unified and divided human societies, and have seen the dev ...
Temperature Sensitivity of Guatemala`s Rio Dulce to Climate Change
... I collected data twice daily at each site during the study period, August 5-15, 2014. The time of collection was consistent for each station (within 1 hour), with all measurements taken from 08:00-11:00 and again from 13:00-16:00. To measure water temperature, air temperature, wind speed, and relati ...
... I collected data twice daily at each site during the study period, August 5-15, 2014. The time of collection was consistent for each station (within 1 hour), with all measurements taken from 08:00-11:00 and again from 13:00-16:00. To measure water temperature, air temperature, wind speed, and relati ...
Potential impacts of aerosol–land–atmosphere interactions on the Indian monsoonal rainfall characteristics
... characteristics can alter the surface Bowen ratio and have a feedback via boundary layer processes. Recent results from field measurements and model analyses suggest that aerosols can have similar impacts on land–atmosphere interactions (by modifying the surface energy balance). Most of these studie ...
... characteristics can alter the surface Bowen ratio and have a feedback via boundary layer processes. Recent results from field measurements and model analyses suggest that aerosols can have similar impacts on land–atmosphere interactions (by modifying the surface energy balance). Most of these studie ...
UNDERSTANDING EL NIÑO IN OCEAN–ATMOSPHERE GENERAL
... larger amplitude than La Niña situations (Burgers and Stephenson 1999; Hannachi et al. 2003; An and Jin 2004; Monahan and Dai 2004), a property that can also evolve at decadal time scales (An 2008b). Several studies have looked into reproducing the observed skewness in simple ENSO models (Lin and De ...
... larger amplitude than La Niña situations (Burgers and Stephenson 1999; Hannachi et al. 2003; An and Jin 2004; Monahan and Dai 2004), a property that can also evolve at decadal time scales (An 2008b). Several studies have looked into reproducing the observed skewness in simple ENSO models (Lin and De ...
- Wiley Online Library
... With a pace of about twice the observed rate of global warming, the temperature on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (Earth’s ‘third pole’) has increased by 0.2 °C per decade over the past 50 years, which results in significant permafrost thawing and glacier retreat. Our review suggested that warming enha ...
... With a pace of about twice the observed rate of global warming, the temperature on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (Earth’s ‘third pole’) has increased by 0.2 °C per decade over the past 50 years, which results in significant permafrost thawing and glacier retreat. Our review suggested that warming enha ...
Extreme Heat Events - Minnesota Department of Health
... All-time heat index record for the Twin Cities. The air temperature reported at worst hour was 95°F and was paired with the 82°F dew point temperature heat index of 119°F Record state dew point temperature of 88°F with 93°F air temp heat index of 130°F ...
... All-time heat index record for the Twin Cities. The air temperature reported at worst hour was 95°F and was paired with the 82°F dew point temperature heat index of 119°F Record state dew point temperature of 88°F with 93°F air temp heat index of 130°F ...
CMIP5 Projections of Arctic Amplification, of the North American
... guess a priori, because increasing greenhouse gas concentrations over the twenty-first century are projected to cause significant changes in the global climate at all latitudes, altitudes, and scales (Stocker et al. 2013). For instance, while the lower-tropospheric temperature gradient is projected ...
... guess a priori, because increasing greenhouse gas concentrations over the twenty-first century are projected to cause significant changes in the global climate at all latitudes, altitudes, and scales (Stocker et al. 2013). For instance, while the lower-tropospheric temperature gradient is projected ...
- American Meteorological Society
... snowpack and late spring and summer soil moisture (Cayan et al. 2010). Christensen and Lettenmaier (2007) showed that the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) climate projections expect an overall increase in winter precipitation and a decrease in summer precipitation. Downscaling these projections and us ...
... snowpack and late spring and summer soil moisture (Cayan et al. 2010). Christensen and Lettenmaier (2007) showed that the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) climate projections expect an overall increase in winter precipitation and a decrease in summer precipitation. Downscaling these projections and us ...
CO2 Capture at Mongstad
... A new energy platform • We will increase energy efficiency • We welcome global mechanisms for carbon trading ...
... A new energy platform • We will increase energy efficiency • We welcome global mechanisms for carbon trading ...
Climate and Vegetation Phenology
... predicted to increase substantially during the next century, but precipitation predictions are uncertain and variable (Ray et al. 2008; I. T. Stewart 2009). There is weak agreement among models that winter precipitation will increase and minimal agreement about whether summer precipitation will incr ...
... predicted to increase substantially during the next century, but precipitation predictions are uncertain and variable (Ray et al. 2008; I. T. Stewart 2009). There is weak agreement among models that winter precipitation will increase and minimal agreement about whether summer precipitation will incr ...
Impacts of climate-related geo-engineering on biological
... greatest potential to increase SOC in these areas. Five climate scenarios and seven management scenarios were modeled from 2010 to 2100. Differences in SOC sequestration were greater among management systems than among climate change scenarios. Management scenarios under continuous cropping yielded ...
... greatest potential to increase SOC in these areas. Five climate scenarios and seven management scenarios were modeled from 2010 to 2100. Differences in SOC sequestration were greater among management systems than among climate change scenarios. Management scenarios under continuous cropping yielded ...
Children and Climate Change
... estimates that children suffer more than 80 percent of the illness and mortality attributable to climate change. So, for a large share of the world’s population, climate change is here and now and not merely some future problem. Moreover, to the extent that children in developing countries are alrea ...
... estimates that children suffer more than 80 percent of the illness and mortality attributable to climate change. So, for a large share of the world’s population, climate change is here and now and not merely some future problem. Moreover, to the extent that children in developing countries are alrea ...
Science and the Public: Debate, Denial, and Skepticism
... Fredrickson and Losada (2005) paper through the system would have been somewhat easier. Nevertheless, in the end, the system worked as it should: everyone remained calm and polite, the various publishing and appeals processes were tested and observed to work, the scientific record was corrected, the ...
... Fredrickson and Losada (2005) paper through the system would have been somewhat easier. Nevertheless, in the end, the system worked as it should: everyone remained calm and polite, the various publishing and appeals processes were tested and observed to work, the scientific record was corrected, the ...
U.S. Senate Report
... on Feb. 20, 2003: "About 300 years ago, a Flat Earth Society was founded by those who did not believe the world was round. That society still exists; it probably has about a dozen members." (LINK) Agence France-Press (AFP Press) article (December 4, 2007): The article noted that a prominent skeptic ...
... on Feb. 20, 2003: "About 300 years ago, a Flat Earth Society was founded by those who did not believe the world was round. That society still exists; it probably has about a dozen members." (LINK) Agence France-Press (AFP Press) article (December 4, 2007): The article noted that a prominent skeptic ...
Limited Alpine Climatic Warming and Modeled
... complete data set is from the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire (at 1917 m a.s.l.). Because high-elevation meteorological stations are uncommon worldwide, records from the most proximate lower-elevation sites are often employed to extrapolate climate variables using linear lapse rates or oth ...
... complete data set is from the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire (at 1917 m a.s.l.). Because high-elevation meteorological stations are uncommon worldwide, records from the most proximate lower-elevation sites are often employed to extrapolate climate variables using linear lapse rates or oth ...
Hydrologic Sensitivity to Climate and Land Use Changes in the
... et al., 2013). Declines in snowpack appear to have limited effect on late summer low flows in surface water systems because catchments are already very dry in the summer. Larger effects on late summer base flow may occur in groundwater systems due to groundwater depletion, in combination with shifts ...
... et al., 2013). Declines in snowpack appear to have limited effect on late summer low flows in surface water systems because catchments are already very dry in the summer. Larger effects on late summer base flow may occur in groundwater systems due to groundwater depletion, in combination with shifts ...
City of Tshwane Vulnerability Assessment to Climate Change
... Table 5. The present-day climate of Tshwane: Seasonal and annual totals of rainfall (mm). .............. 32 Table 6. The present-day climate of Tshwane: Seasonal and annual averages for minimum, maximum and mean daily temperatures (°C) over Tshwane. These averages were calculated over the period 196 ...
... Table 5. The present-day climate of Tshwane: Seasonal and annual totals of rainfall (mm). .............. 32 Table 6. The present-day climate of Tshwane: Seasonal and annual averages for minimum, maximum and mean daily temperatures (°C) over Tshwane. These averages were calculated over the period 196 ...
Sharing responsibility to divest from fossil fuels
... resistant to address climate change since they were originally formed with a particular purpose in mind; mostly likely, this purpose had nothing to do with climate change. For instance, libraries are created to loan books, and oil companies to profit from selling oil. Neither was meant to confront a ...
... resistant to address climate change since they were originally formed with a particular purpose in mind; mostly likely, this purpose had nothing to do with climate change. For instance, libraries are created to loan books, and oil companies to profit from selling oil. Neither was meant to confront a ...
Accommodating Climate Change Science
... Second, there is also a change in “statement types” that increases the level of certainty in accommodated science (ibid., 332). Fahnestock uses Aristotle to explain what she means by a “genre shift” in accom modated science. According to Aristotle, rhetoric can be divided into three different class ...
... Second, there is also a change in “statement types” that increases the level of certainty in accommodated science (ibid., 332). Fahnestock uses Aristotle to explain what she means by a “genre shift” in accom modated science. According to Aristotle, rhetoric can be divided into three different class ...
Vienna Convention Trust Fund Advisory Committee
... their utility” for long term monitoring Develop capacity in Article -5 and EIT countries to address ORM ...
... their utility” for long term monitoring Develop capacity in Article -5 and EIT countries to address ORM ...
International cooperation in the field of CCS - Approaches and implementation
... Even if the application of CCS is essential part of climate protection strategies + risk presented by pipeline transport is roughly comparable to that of natural gas transport + safety and reliability of on- and off-shore storage has been demonstrated on at least a research scale There is still a ne ...
... Even if the application of CCS is essential part of climate protection strategies + risk presented by pipeline transport is roughly comparable to that of natural gas transport + safety and reliability of on- and off-shore storage has been demonstrated on at least a research scale There is still a ne ...
Charting A New Low-Carbon Route To Development
... A Primer on Integrated Climate Change Planning for Regional Governments This Primer introduces a set of approaches to help sub-national authorities through the whole process of designing their Integrated Territorial Climate Plan (ITCP), from setting objectives and participatory arrangements for the ...
... A Primer on Integrated Climate Change Planning for Regional Governments This Primer introduces a set of approaches to help sub-national authorities through the whole process of designing their Integrated Territorial Climate Plan (ITCP), from setting objectives and participatory arrangements for the ...