Climate change- WHO should now declare a public health emergency
... As most readers will know, the news is not good. With a high degree of certainty the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has concluded in its fifth report that the world is getting hotter and that human activity is mainly to blame. Global average temperatures have risen by about 0.5°C i ...
... As most readers will know, the news is not good. With a high degree of certainty the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has concluded in its fifth report that the world is getting hotter and that human activity is mainly to blame. Global average temperatures have risen by about 0.5°C i ...
Mathematical Excursions on the Data of Global Climate Destabilization
... – Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich: “Historic snowstorm in Washington — third this year — where is Al Gore to explain it snows this heavily as a sign global warming is imminent.” Non-scientists demand proof, as though science is mathematics: – Deniers don’t understand that there's no consensus on ...
... – Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich: “Historic snowstorm in Washington — third this year — where is Al Gore to explain it snows this heavily as a sign global warming is imminent.” Non-scientists demand proof, as though science is mathematics: – Deniers don’t understand that there's no consensus on ...
PowerPoint-Präsentation
... http://ingeniouspursuits.blogspot.pt/2014/06/consensus-in-science-revisited.html ...
... http://ingeniouspursuits.blogspot.pt/2014/06/consensus-in-science-revisited.html ...
Why Focus On Climate Change - 1 - PowerPoint
... IPCC, 2013: Summary for Policymakers. In: Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Stocker, T.F., D. Qin, G.-K. Plattner, M. Tignor, S.K. Allen, J.Boschung, A. Nauels, Y. Xia, V. ...
... IPCC, 2013: Summary for Policymakers. In: Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Stocker, T.F., D. Qin, G.-K. Plattner, M. Tignor, S.K. Allen, J.Boschung, A. Nauels, Y. Xia, V. ...
Science & Politics of Global Warming
... • At current rate of increase, will exceed • 500 PPM by 2050 = (twice pre-industrial levels). • Most experts agree: world should take action now to insure levels do not rise above this level!! ...
... • At current rate of increase, will exceed • 500 PPM by 2050 = (twice pre-industrial levels). • Most experts agree: world should take action now to insure levels do not rise above this level!! ...
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... Carbon dioxide takes 100 years to disperse. If we stop making carbon dioxide now, the effects of what we have already done will influence our weather for years. ...
... Carbon dioxide takes 100 years to disperse. If we stop making carbon dioxide now, the effects of what we have already done will influence our weather for years. ...
power point
... Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the acidity of surface ocean waters has increased by about 30 percent. This increase is the result of humans emitting more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and hence more being absorbed into the oceans. The amount of carbon dioxide absorbed by the ...
... Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the acidity of surface ocean waters has increased by about 30 percent. This increase is the result of humans emitting more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and hence more being absorbed into the oceans. The amount of carbon dioxide absorbed by the ...
Real science must guide policy
... of heresy, for refusing to accept its doctrine that the Sun revolves around the Earth. But far more important, the climate battle is not merely a debate over miasma versus germ theory of disease, AC versus DC current, or geologic mechanisms behind plate tectonics. It’s far more even than disagreemen ...
... of heresy, for refusing to accept its doctrine that the Sun revolves around the Earth. But far more important, the climate battle is not merely a debate over miasma versus germ theory of disease, AC versus DC current, or geologic mechanisms behind plate tectonics. It’s far more even than disagreemen ...
Global Observations: One perspective on the future Berrien Moore III
... observational systems can account for the growth rate and inter-annual variations of atmospheric CO2. The variability of the year-to-year growth in atmospheric CO2 cannot be explained by the variability in fossil fuel use; rather it appears to reflect primarily changes in terrestrial ecosystems that ...
... observational systems can account for the growth rate and inter-annual variations of atmospheric CO2. The variability of the year-to-year growth in atmospheric CO2 cannot be explained by the variability in fossil fuel use; rather it appears to reflect primarily changes in terrestrial ecosystems that ...
Legal Imperative of Climate Change Action
... A Sea-level rise of 0.5m as projected by the IPCC by mid-century could result in losses equivalent to more than 10% of the current GDP of affected countries; Wide spread poverty is a dominant structural vulnerability; The spread of malaria and other infectious diseases will put women, infants, and c ...
... A Sea-level rise of 0.5m as projected by the IPCC by mid-century could result in losses equivalent to more than 10% of the current GDP of affected countries; Wide spread poverty is a dominant structural vulnerability; The spread of malaria and other infectious diseases will put women, infants, and c ...
CHAOS THEORY AND BIOSPHERIC “SURPRISES”
... The cause of pH change in the oceans, i.e., anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions, has a pronounced effect in the Arctic since carbon dioxide is more soluble in cold water. The pH “is likely to reach corrosive levels in less than 10 years. The water will then start to dissolve the shells of mus ...
... The cause of pH change in the oceans, i.e., anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions, has a pronounced effect in the Arctic since carbon dioxide is more soluble in cold water. The pH “is likely to reach corrosive levels in less than 10 years. The water will then start to dissolve the shells of mus ...
Template Resolution Language
... WHEREAS: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that “Climate change threatens human health and well-being in many ways, including impacts from increased extreme weather events, wildfire, decreased air quality, and illnesses transmitted by food, water, and diseases carriers such as mo ...
... WHEREAS: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that “Climate change threatens human health and well-being in many ways, including impacts from increased extreme weather events, wildfire, decreased air quality, and illnesses transmitted by food, water, and diseases carriers such as mo ...
Geography 120 Earth Systems II: The Atmospheric Environment
... Review of last lecture • The mission of meteorology is to understand and predict weather- and climate-related disasters (e.g. tornados, hurricanes, El Nino and global warming). • 3 scales: weather, climate, climate change • The modern climatology (meteorology) was born in the 1940s (a very young sc ...
... Review of last lecture • The mission of meteorology is to understand and predict weather- and climate-related disasters (e.g. tornados, hurricanes, El Nino and global warming). • 3 scales: weather, climate, climate change • The modern climatology (meteorology) was born in the 1940s (a very young sc ...
Rapid Climate Change During the Holocene
... o These are indicated by layers of ice-rafted debris called Heinrich events, which occur every 1500 years o Ice-rafting events also occurred before the Holocene, so other factors may be involved, such as changes in solar radiation Rapid Climate Change on Land o Speleothems (cave-deposited traverti ...
... o These are indicated by layers of ice-rafted debris called Heinrich events, which occur every 1500 years o Ice-rafting events also occurred before the Holocene, so other factors may be involved, such as changes in solar radiation Rapid Climate Change on Land o Speleothems (cave-deposited traverti ...
Integration Across Social and Natural Sciences
... underestimate the rate of arctic sea ice loss. Example 3. A new model projection suggests that black carbon and sulfate aerosols emitted in the northern temperate zone may explain half or more of arctic warming in the past 30 years. Example 4. Arctic sea level appears to be rising faster than global ...
... underestimate the rate of arctic sea ice loss. Example 3. A new model projection suggests that black carbon and sulfate aerosols emitted in the northern temperate zone may explain half or more of arctic warming in the past 30 years. Example 4. Arctic sea level appears to be rising faster than global ...
Climate change and climatic variability in West Africa
... societal changes. Attention was given to climate conditions and human strategies at regional and local levels, while linking these to higher order structural and contextual conditions. ...
... societal changes. Attention was given to climate conditions and human strategies at regional and local levels, while linking these to higher order structural and contextual conditions. ...
Wills-resilience-11aug08
... reduced environmental footprint. Some companies that "go green” have seen a 25% increase in trade with eco-shoppers and eco-traders, with a trend for green businesses to only deal with other green businesses. First - some greenhouse science… ...
... reduced environmental footprint. Some companies that "go green” have seen a 25% increase in trade with eco-shoppers and eco-traders, with a trend for green businesses to only deal with other green businesses. First - some greenhouse science… ...
Tuvalu: first casualty of climate change
... climate change, institutions like the Group of Eight could set up a fund for environmental refugees. Additionally, there will have to be programs to support the settlement and cultural adaptation of the refugees. For the Pacific Islanders, fairness is irrelevant. Climate change is not a future conce ...
... climate change, institutions like the Group of Eight could set up a fund for environmental refugees. Additionally, there will have to be programs to support the settlement and cultural adaptation of the refugees. For the Pacific Islanders, fairness is irrelevant. Climate change is not a future conce ...
Presentation Title, Arial Regular 29pt Sub title
... Greater risks to major infrastructure due to increases in extreme weather events More damage to buildings; transport, energy & water services; telecommunications ...
... Greater risks to major infrastructure due to increases in extreme weather events More damage to buildings; transport, energy & water services; telecommunications ...
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... The poor, often living on marginal land and in poorlyconstructed housing, are disproportionately affected by disasters ...
... The poor, often living on marginal land and in poorlyconstructed housing, are disproportionately affected by disasters ...
Critiquing “The Day After Tomorrow” and “An
... • Help students recognize that what they have learned is directly relevant to understanding a major modern day environmental problem. ...
... • Help students recognize that what they have learned is directly relevant to understanding a major modern day environmental problem. ...
Acronyms abbreviations
... greenhouse gas geographical information systems Global Sea-Level Observing System gross national product ...
... greenhouse gas geographical information systems Global Sea-Level Observing System gross national product ...
Scientific opinion on climate change
The scientific opinion on climate change is the overall judgment amongst scientists about whether global warming is happening, and if so, its causes and probable consequences. This scientific opinion is expressed in synthesis reports, by scientific bodies of national or international standing, and by surveys of opinion among climate scientists. Individual scientists, universities, and laboratories contribute to the overall scientific opinion via their peer-reviewed publications, and the areas of collective agreement and relative certainty are summarised in these high level reports and surveys.The scientific consensus is that the Earth's climate system is unequivocally warming, and that it is extremely likely (at least 95% probability) that humans are causing most of it through activities that increase concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, such as deforestation and burning fossil fuels. In addition, it is likely that some potential further greenhouse gas warming has been offset by increased aerosols.National and international science academies and scientific societies have assessed current scientific opinion on global warming. These assessments are generally consistent with the conclusions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report summarized:Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as evidenced by increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, the widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level.Most of the global warming since the mid-20th century is very likely due to human activities.Benefits and costs of climate change for [human] society will vary widely by location and scale. Some of the effects in temperate and polar regions will be positive and others elsewhere will be negative. Overall, net effects are more likely to be strongly negative with larger or more rapid warming.The range of published evidence indicates that the net damage costs of climate change are likely to be significant and to increase over time.The resilience of many ecosystems is likely to be exceeded this century by an unprecedented combination of climate change, associated disturbances (e.g. flooding, drought, wildfire, insects, ocean acidification) and other global change drivers (e.g. land-use change, pollution, fragmentation of natural systems, over-exploitation of resources).Some scientific bodies have recommended specific policies to governments and science can play a role in informing an effective response to climate change, however, policy decisions may require value judgements and so are not included in the scientific opinion.No scientific body of national or international standing maintains a formal opinion dissenting from any of these main points. The last national or international scientific body to drop dissent was the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, which in 2007 updated its statement to its current non-committal position. Some other organizations, primarily those focusing on geology, also hold non-committal positions.