Using Data from Climate Science to Teach Introductory Statistics
... In this article, carbon dioxide alone is used instead of the Annual Greenhouse Gas Index (AGGI) published by NOAA for three reasons. First, carbon dioxide is the most important greenhouse gas by far, accounting for approximately 85% of the annual increase in the AGGI for the last decade. Other const ...
... In this article, carbon dioxide alone is used instead of the Annual Greenhouse Gas Index (AGGI) published by NOAA for three reasons. First, carbon dioxide is the most important greenhouse gas by far, accounting for approximately 85% of the annual increase in the AGGI for the last decade. Other const ...
Want to Hunt Polar Bears
... point out that his study was commissioned by the Inuit-dominated government of Nunavit. Critics claim the government has an agenda to encourage polar bear hunting and keep the animals off the endangered species list. In small Inuit communities, hunters kill bears that wander too close to human settl ...
... point out that his study was commissioned by the Inuit-dominated government of Nunavit. Critics claim the government has an agenda to encourage polar bear hunting and keep the animals off the endangered species list. In small Inuit communities, hunters kill bears that wander too close to human settl ...
Sustainable Development Management Plan
... In 2010 the GHNHSFT split of emissions was 71% Procurement, 28% Building energy use and 1% associated with other items. The breakdown of Procurement-related emissions shows the high volume of carbon from Pharmaceuticals, Business services and Medical Instruments and equipment (Figure 3, opposite pag ...
... In 2010 the GHNHSFT split of emissions was 71% Procurement, 28% Building energy use and 1% associated with other items. The breakdown of Procurement-related emissions shows the high volume of carbon from Pharmaceuticals, Business services and Medical Instruments and equipment (Figure 3, opposite pag ...
drainage development in a changing environment:overview
... dramatically in the last half century. In the older irrigated lands of the temperate zone groundwater levels have risen to produce waterlogging in many areas. In arid climates this process has caused excessive salinity buildup in crop root zones and created yield reductions or caused land abandonmen ...
... dramatically in the last half century. In the older irrigated lands of the temperate zone groundwater levels have risen to produce waterlogging in many areas. In arid climates this process has caused excessive salinity buildup in crop root zones and created yield reductions or caused land abandonmen ...
Climate Change Predicted Impacts on Juneau
... glass surrounding a greenhouse, hence, the name “greenhouse gases.” The concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has varied between 150 and 300 parts per million (ppm) throughout at least the last 1,000,000 of the earth’s history. In the past 200 years, however, the burning of fossil fue ...
... glass surrounding a greenhouse, hence, the name “greenhouse gases.” The concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has varied between 150 and 300 parts per million (ppm) throughout at least the last 1,000,000 of the earth’s history. In the past 200 years, however, the burning of fossil fue ...
US Virgin Islands Climate Change Ecosystem
... solutions on the shore and in the water and supporting communities in their climate change adaptation efforts. Limitations of EBA should be recognized including the variability and likely natural changes in the ecosystem; difficulty in differentiating between natural and human-induced changes, insuf ...
... solutions on the shore and in the water and supporting communities in their climate change adaptation efforts. Limitations of EBA should be recognized including the variability and likely natural changes in the ecosystem; difficulty in differentiating between natural and human-induced changes, insuf ...
The Economic Case for Divesting from Fossil Fuels
... energy society into one that can coexist with and even thrive on a finite earth. That a massive global transition away from fossil fuels and towards renewable energies, led by solar, also means that there are and will continue to be competitive investment returns earned from carefully selected inves ...
... energy society into one that can coexist with and even thrive on a finite earth. That a massive global transition away from fossil fuels and towards renewable energies, led by solar, also means that there are and will continue to be competitive investment returns earned from carefully selected inves ...
Climate Change: Impacts on Coastal Areas
... pose serious threats to the coast of Ireland. In the climate change scenarios outlined in the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007), mean sea level is predicted to rise and the frequency and severity of coastal storms is predicted to increase. These c ...
... pose serious threats to the coast of Ireland. In the climate change scenarios outlined in the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007), mean sea level is predicted to rise and the frequency and severity of coastal storms is predicted to increase. These c ...
Producing the Climate: States, Scientists, and the
... by knowledge that is already and always political.21 Barnett and Finnemore argue that IOs are powerful because they “constitute social kinds, tasks, and rules and so help generate the world in which they live.”22 By categorizing and classifying the world, experts within IOs “influence what problems ...
... by knowledge that is already and always political.21 Barnett and Finnemore argue that IOs are powerful because they “constitute social kinds, tasks, and rules and so help generate the world in which they live.”22 By categorizing and classifying the world, experts within IOs “influence what problems ...
eScience
... The Natural Environment Research Council’s (NERC) £14.2 million eScience programme is part of a broad cross council programme involving all the UK research councils. It has funded major collaborations between environmental scientists and computer scientists to deliver world-class environmental resea ...
... The Natural Environment Research Council’s (NERC) £14.2 million eScience programme is part of a broad cross council programme involving all the UK research councils. It has funded major collaborations between environmental scientists and computer scientists to deliver world-class environmental resea ...
Climate Change and Conflict in the Southern Philippines
... climate change, or social, in which the capacity for individuals and societies to meet the physical challenges of climate change is low. The dissemination of climate impacts varies geographically; both in terms of the natural challenges faced and the capacity of the various populations to deal with ...
... climate change, or social, in which the capacity for individuals and societies to meet the physical challenges of climate change is low. The dissemination of climate impacts varies geographically; both in terms of the natural challenges faced and the capacity of the various populations to deal with ...
Mapping fire behaviour in a Mediterranean landscape under
... Greece is considered a ‘‘hot spot’’ for fire studies, not only because of its high sensitivity to changes in recent decades such as processes of rural depopulation, land abandonment and reduction of traditional forest use but also for the reason that according to the majority of climate models the m ...
... Greece is considered a ‘‘hot spot’’ for fire studies, not only because of its high sensitivity to changes in recent decades such as processes of rural depopulation, land abandonment and reduction of traditional forest use but also for the reason that according to the majority of climate models the m ...
Public Understanding of Science - Penelope Ironstone
... Public representations of science in the popular press Recent studies of science in the popular press have focused on four interrelated topics relevant to my discussion below.3 One topic is the image of science and scientists portrayed in the press. These images have been analyzed for their accuracy ...
... Public representations of science in the popular press Recent studies of science in the popular press have focused on four interrelated topics relevant to my discussion below.3 One topic is the image of science and scientists portrayed in the press. These images have been analyzed for their accuracy ...
M09P01Globalization
... Globalization of the Economy – negatives cont. Working with the World Bank, water barons lobby governments, trade & standards INGOs to change municipal and trade laws. By 2020 these firms may monopolize 67% of current public water. “Critics say they are predatory capitalists that ultimately plan to ...
... Globalization of the Economy – negatives cont. Working with the World Bank, water barons lobby governments, trade & standards INGOs to change municipal and trade laws. By 2020 these firms may monopolize 67% of current public water. “Critics say they are predatory capitalists that ultimately plan to ...
Discussion Papers in Economics The distributional impact of climate
... welfare loss because the price of food will rise when its supply falls. Furthermore, as food budget shares are higher for the poor, the aggregate loss (even when adjusted for changing prices) may not be a good guide to the distribution of losses across income groups. The welfare effects would also d ...
... welfare loss because the price of food will rise when its supply falls. Furthermore, as food budget shares are higher for the poor, the aggregate loss (even when adjusted for changing prices) may not be a good guide to the distribution of losses across income groups. The welfare effects would also d ...
Should we believe model predictions of future climate
... There is clear and widespread evidence that the climate on Earth is changing rapidly. Human influence is very likely responsible for many of the observed largescale trends of warming, and these are almost certain to continue in the near future (IPCC 2007). However, in order to make decisions for miti ...
... There is clear and widespread evidence that the climate on Earth is changing rapidly. Human influence is very likely responsible for many of the observed largescale trends of warming, and these are almost certain to continue in the near future (IPCC 2007). However, in order to make decisions for miti ...
Climate change and the natural heritage
... unpredictable with more frequent and more extreme weather events, such as heat waves, heavy rainfall, drought and high winds. Such extreme events are difficult to predict beyond a few days away, especially storms. The severity of these problems in particular places will depend on a variety of local ...
... unpredictable with more frequent and more extreme weather events, such as heat waves, heavy rainfall, drought and high winds. Such extreme events are difficult to predict beyond a few days away, especially storms. The severity of these problems in particular places will depend on a variety of local ...
Read and the brochure here
... to the Global Climate Observation System (GCOS), a joint undertaking of UN and science organisations. GCOS has defined essential variables to address the total climate system including physical, chemical and biological properties, and atmospheric, oceanic, terrestrial, hydrologic, and cryospheric co ...
... to the Global Climate Observation System (GCOS), a joint undertaking of UN and science organisations. GCOS has defined essential variables to address the total climate system including physical, chemical and biological properties, and atmospheric, oceanic, terrestrial, hydrologic, and cryospheric co ...
India`s INDCs - Just Climate Action
... India has allocated significant resources to the cause of climate change in spite of its competing needs. In its quest for development, India will not pursue the developmental paradigm followed by the developed countries in the past which is resource and energy intensive. India is willing to co ...
... India has allocated significant resources to the cause of climate change in spite of its competing needs. In its quest for development, India will not pursue the developmental paradigm followed by the developed countries in the past which is resource and energy intensive. India is willing to co ...
Forests and trees for social adaptation to climate variability and
... regulating water and protecting soils for reduced climate impacts; (4) forests protecting coastal areas from climate-related threats; and (5) urban forests and trees regulating temperature and water for resilient cities. The literature provides evidence that EBA with forests and trees can reduce soc ...
... regulating water and protecting soils for reduced climate impacts; (4) forests protecting coastal areas from climate-related threats; and (5) urban forests and trees regulating temperature and water for resilient cities. The literature provides evidence that EBA with forests and trees can reduce soc ...
Cognitive and Behavioral Challenges in Responding to Climate Change P R
... global warming. Most respondents did not understand climate science well. In particular the study found, as have others, confusion between climate change and ozone depletion. Dunlap finds the public to be “poorly informed about global warming” (1998, 498). More recently, work by Nisbet and Myers (20 ...
... global warming. Most respondents did not understand climate science well. In particular the study found, as have others, confusion between climate change and ozone depletion. Dunlap finds the public to be “poorly informed about global warming” (1998, 498). More recently, work by Nisbet and Myers (20 ...