Climate Skepticism and the Manufacture of Doubt: Can Dissent in
... to represent the international state of knowledge about the issues of climate change. The IPCC assessment reports demonstrate that this broad consensus – over issues such as the state of research, adequate research methods, open questions, and remaining uncertainties – has been highly epistemically ...
... to represent the international state of knowledge about the issues of climate change. The IPCC assessment reports demonstrate that this broad consensus – over issues such as the state of research, adequate research methods, open questions, and remaining uncertainties – has been highly epistemically ...
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... climate temperature, the planet can shift drastically from one stable climate pattern to a noticeably different one (Alley et al, 2003). Two main schools of thought can be identified in the climate change debate1: “Wait and see and do nothing for now as there is too much uncertainty”: Some argue tha ...
... climate temperature, the planet can shift drastically from one stable climate pattern to a noticeably different one (Alley et al, 2003). Two main schools of thought can be identified in the climate change debate1: “Wait and see and do nothing for now as there is too much uncertainty”: Some argue tha ...
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... social development goals. Assuming limited constraints on use, it is expected that fossil fuels will continue to supply much of the associated additional energy demands, leading to a rapid increase in global greenhouse gas emissions. Although considerable uncertainty exists about projected future le ...
... social development goals. Assuming limited constraints on use, it is expected that fossil fuels will continue to supply much of the associated additional energy demands, leading to a rapid increase in global greenhouse gas emissions. Although considerable uncertainty exists about projected future le ...
spring break!!!! - the House of Justice
... oxide compounds are produced in particular by intensive lightning over land. However, the air masses in the tropical West Pacific were not exposed to any continental tropical storms for a very long time during their transport across the giant ocean. And the lightning activity in storms over the ocea ...
... oxide compounds are produced in particular by intensive lightning over land. However, the air masses in the tropical West Pacific were not exposed to any continental tropical storms for a very long time during their transport across the giant ocean. And the lightning activity in storms over the ocea ...
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... adapted to changing conditions. It also briefly reviewed national adaptation plans for least developed countries (LDCs) as related to agriculture. The presentations stressed the fact that various biophysical risks (weather, animal diseases, plant pests) are going to change – in terms of their nature ...
... adapted to changing conditions. It also briefly reviewed national adaptation plans for least developed countries (LDCs) as related to agriculture. The presentations stressed the fact that various biophysical risks (weather, animal diseases, plant pests) are going to change – in terms of their nature ...
On the Road to Paris: How Can the EU Avoid Failure at the UN
... to be considerably lower than those of China (as the EU’s emissions continue to decrease while those of China continue to grow) and also lower than those of the US. In addition, the (growing) emissions of India will be at about the same level as those of the EU by that time.7 This moderate-to-low re ...
... to be considerably lower than those of China (as the EU’s emissions continue to decrease while those of China continue to grow) and also lower than those of the US. In addition, the (growing) emissions of India will be at about the same level as those of the EU by that time.7 This moderate-to-low re ...
Brigita Gravitis-Bec..
... efficiency per year, calculated on the basis of volume of fuel used per Revenue Tonne Kilometre. • An initial table outlining a basket of measures, and a recommendation that ICAO should continue to develop, and update, guidance on adopting those measures. • Encouraging States to develop action plans ...
... efficiency per year, calculated on the basis of volume of fuel used per Revenue Tonne Kilometre. • An initial table outlining a basket of measures, and a recommendation that ICAO should continue to develop, and update, guidance on adopting those measures. • Encouraging States to develop action plans ...
Social vulnerability and climate justice
... topics related to environmental education and watershed management. For example, staff from ECOAR contacted groups of elementary school teachers, public health extension agents, and other community-based workers and provided in-service training for them about water and health, basic ecology, and pub ...
... topics related to environmental education and watershed management. For example, staff from ECOAR contacted groups of elementary school teachers, public health extension agents, and other community-based workers and provided in-service training for them about water and health, basic ecology, and pub ...
Influence of parallel computational uncertainty on simulations of the
... We designed the parallel computational uncertainly experiments to mimic the round-off error due to using different CPU configuration based on the state-of-art climate model of CCSM3. For the monthly time series of Global-SST and Nino-SST, the results show that the influence of the parallel computati ...
... We designed the parallel computational uncertainly experiments to mimic the round-off error due to using different CPU configuration based on the state-of-art climate model of CCSM3. For the monthly time series of Global-SST and Nino-SST, the results show that the influence of the parallel computati ...
LANDSCHEIDT - New Little Ice Age Instead of Global Warming?
... in the intensity of galactic cosmic rays caused by energetic solar eruptions. Temperature was nearly always above the mean after Forbush events, often reaching departures around 20° C, whereas air pressure was only in 8 out of 52 cases above the mean. The impact of solar eruptions on air temperature ...
... in the intensity of galactic cosmic rays caused by energetic solar eruptions. Temperature was nearly always above the mean after Forbush events, often reaching departures around 20° C, whereas air pressure was only in 8 out of 52 cases above the mean. The impact of solar eruptions on air temperature ...
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... et al. (2001)]. Mendelsohn (2007) addresses the absence of research in past climate change impact on global agriculture over the last 40 years. Mendelsohn (2005) especially stresses that there is very little empirical research on Asia in spite of the general interest in the economic impact of climat ...
... et al. (2001)]. Mendelsohn (2007) addresses the absence of research in past climate change impact on global agriculture over the last 40 years. Mendelsohn (2005) especially stresses that there is very little empirical research on Asia in spite of the general interest in the economic impact of climat ...
The Relationship of Cloud Cover to Near
... One of the possible ways to check the adequacy of the physical description of meteorological elements in global climate models (GCMs) is to compare the statistical structure of these elements reproduced by models with empirical data from the world climate observational system. The success in GCM dev ...
... One of the possible ways to check the adequacy of the physical description of meteorological elements in global climate models (GCMs) is to compare the statistical structure of these elements reproduced by models with empirical data from the world climate observational system. The success in GCM dev ...
Greenhouse Gas Pledges by Parties to the Climate Change Jane A. Leggett
... modern humans evolved and societies developed. The atmospheric CO2 concentration was however higher in Earth’s more distant past (many millions of years ago), at which time paleoclimatic and geological data indicate that temperatures and sea levels were also higher than they are today.”9 Various sce ...
... modern humans evolved and societies developed. The atmospheric CO2 concentration was however higher in Earth’s more distant past (many millions of years ago), at which time paleoclimatic and geological data indicate that temperatures and sea levels were also higher than they are today.”9 Various sce ...
Explaining Media and Congressional Attention to Global Climate
... sizes, formats, and from multiple sources. Some indicators may come from direct experience (paying more at the gas station indicates certain conditions within the energy sector), but most indicators (such as unemployment rates, economic growth rates, crime rates, mortality rates, high school drop-ou ...
... sizes, formats, and from multiple sources. Some indicators may come from direct experience (paying more at the gas station indicates certain conditions within the energy sector), but most indicators (such as unemployment rates, economic growth rates, crime rates, mortality rates, high school drop-ou ...
Earth`s Energy Imbalance and Implications
... i.e., climate sensitivity is the eventual global temperature change per unit forcing. Climate sensitivity depends upon climate feedbacks, the many physical processes that come into play as climate changes in response to a forcing. Positive (amplifying) feedbacks increase the climate response, while ...
... i.e., climate sensitivity is the eventual global temperature change per unit forcing. Climate sensitivity depends upon climate feedbacks, the many physical processes that come into play as climate changes in response to a forcing. Positive (amplifying) feedbacks increase the climate response, while ...
Global Warming Greenhouse effect Heat lost to
... Examine and use evidence to justify whether the causes of climate change are caused by Aspire: TYPE humans or natural factors. ...
... Examine and use evidence to justify whether the causes of climate change are caused by Aspire: TYPE humans or natural factors. ...
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... achievability of different policies, and current international policy dynamics to various options to move forward on climate change. This “decision tree” investigates what to do with a 2°C target that becomes increasingly difficult to achieve. It leads to two unsettled issues. First, we do not know ...
... achievability of different policies, and current international policy dynamics to various options to move forward on climate change. This “decision tree” investigates what to do with a 2°C target that becomes increasingly difficult to achieve. It leads to two unsettled issues. First, we do not know ...
California rainfall is becoming greater, with heavier storms
... increased precipitation corresponded to similar increases in total annual amounts. Higgins et al (2000, 2007) also found that the total of heavy precipitation days increased substantially over portions of the West during this period. These increases in intensity of rainstorms are particularly appare ...
... increased precipitation corresponded to similar increases in total annual amounts. Higgins et al (2000, 2007) also found that the total of heavy precipitation days increased substantially over portions of the West during this period. These increases in intensity of rainstorms are particularly appare ...
- FUND - Climate Framework for Uncertainty, Negotiation
... equilibrium model, and report results with and without adaptation, and with and without CO2 fertilisation. The regional results from these studies are assumed to hold for each country in the respective regions. They are averaged over the studies and the climate scenarios for each country, and aggreg ...
... equilibrium model, and report results with and without adaptation, and with and without CO2 fertilisation. The regional results from these studies are assumed to hold for each country in the respective regions. They are averaged over the studies and the climate scenarios for each country, and aggreg ...
Building up for Paris - Green European Foundation
... damage are not listed as one of the elements of the COP21 agreement as its own section. “Loss and Damage“ is therefore seen as part of adaptation.7 This causes problems as slow onset events such as ocean acidification and extreme weather events like typhoons are consequences of climate change, which ...
... damage are not listed as one of the elements of the COP21 agreement as its own section. “Loss and Damage“ is therefore seen as part of adaptation.7 This causes problems as slow onset events such as ocean acidification and extreme weather events like typhoons are consequences of climate change, which ...
Climate Change: The Copenhagen Conference
... This paper is primarily concerned with the Copenhagen conference and events leading up to it. For a more detailed examination of climate change science, including the accepted facts and key uncertainties, the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) has produced a note, Climate Change S ...
... This paper is primarily concerned with the Copenhagen conference and events leading up to it. For a more detailed examination of climate change science, including the accepted facts and key uncertainties, the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) has produced a note, Climate Change S ...
Climate-Science Communication and the Measurement Problem
... her reasoning powers to apprehend what is known to science from two parallel perspectives simultaneously: a collective-knowledge-acquisition one, and a cultural-identity-protective one. Misapprehension of how these two forms of engaging information interact—variously reinforcing one another and canc ...
... her reasoning powers to apprehend what is known to science from two parallel perspectives simultaneously: a collective-knowledge-acquisition one, and a cultural-identity-protective one. Misapprehension of how these two forms of engaging information interact—variously reinforcing one another and canc ...
Peculiar phenomena regarding climatic and glacial variations on the
... around 2000 and upon topographical maps made before the 1970s (Table 1). As clearly shown in Table 1, glaciers in the region have experienced little change, with a reduction of 0.8% in area during the past 30 years, and the Malan ice cap has even expanded by 1.2%. The smaller changes in glacier area ...
... around 2000 and upon topographical maps made before the 1970s (Table 1). As clearly shown in Table 1, glaciers in the region have experienced little change, with a reduction of 0.8% in area during the past 30 years, and the Malan ice cap has even expanded by 1.2%. The smaller changes in glacier area ...
Climate change feedback
Climate change feedback is important in the understanding of global warming because feedback processes may amplify or diminish the effect of each climate forcing, and so play an important part in determining the climate sensitivity and future climate state. Feedback in general is the process in which changing one quantity changes a second quantity, and the change in the second quantity in turn changes the first. Positive feedback amplifies the change in the first quantity while negative feedback reduces it.The term ""forcing"" means a change which may ""push"" the climate system in the direction of warming or cooling. An example of a climate forcing is increased atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases. By definition, forcings are external to the climate system while feedbacks are internal; in essence, feedbacks represent the internal processes of the system. Some feedbacks may act in relative isolation to the rest of the climate system; others may be tightly coupled; hence it may be difficult to tell just how much a particular process contributes. Forcings, feedbacks and the dynamics of the climate system determine how much and how fast the climate changes. The main positive feedback in global warming is the tendency of warming to increase the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere, which in turn leads to further warming. The main negative feedback comes from the Stefan–Boltzmann law, the amount of heat radiated from the Earth into space changes with the fourth power of the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere.Some observed and potential effects of global warming are positive feedbacks, which contribute directly to further global warming. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report states that ""Anthropogenic warming could lead to some effects that are abrupt or irreversible, depending upon the rate and magnitude of the climate change.""