Communicating Uncertainty PPT Slides
... Several natural modes of climate variability have been identified and described, but their predictability is uncertain. Need to improve understanding of whether and how human impacts may alter natural climate variability. Do not yet have confident assessments of the likelihood of abrupt climate chan ...
... Several natural modes of climate variability have been identified and described, but their predictability is uncertain. Need to improve understanding of whether and how human impacts may alter natural climate variability. Do not yet have confident assessments of the likelihood of abrupt climate chan ...
climate change - india`s perspective
... to the observed increase in the average temperature of the air near earth‟s surface and oceans in recent decades. Its effect particularly on developing countries is adverse as their capacity and resources to deal with the challenge is limited.1 Scientific studies have shown that the global atmospher ...
... to the observed increase in the average temperature of the air near earth‟s surface and oceans in recent decades. Its effect particularly on developing countries is adverse as their capacity and resources to deal with the challenge is limited.1 Scientific studies have shown that the global atmospher ...
An Analysis of Knowledge Gaps in Climate Change Research
... Profile of the organizations working on Climate Change Pakistan Meteorological Department The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) is both a scientific and a service department, and functions under the Ministry of Defence, Pakistan. It is responsible for providing meteorological service, through ...
... Profile of the organizations working on Climate Change Pakistan Meteorological Department The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) is both a scientific and a service department, and functions under the Ministry of Defence, Pakistan. It is responsible for providing meteorological service, through ...
Water in Washington (PDF)
... below indicate current and future average monthly streamflow for these watershed types. Both compare average historical conditions (1916-2006) and projected future conditions for two time periods, the 2040s (2030-2059) and the 2080s (2070-2099), under a medium greenhouse gas scenario (A1B). Green sh ...
... below indicate current and future average monthly streamflow for these watershed types. Both compare average historical conditions (1916-2006) and projected future conditions for two time periods, the 2040s (2030-2059) and the 2080s (2070-2099), under a medium greenhouse gas scenario (A1B). Green sh ...
... your 40s.4 It is not until age 61 that you have as much as a 1 percent chance of death within the coming year.Yet most US families with dependent children buy life insurance.5 Without it, the risk to the children of losing the parents’ income would be too great ^ even though the parents are, on aver ...
Frontlines of Climate Change
... While in the temperate parts of Europe the graver impacts of climate change will be slow to arrive, in Canada they are already knocking on your door. The Arctic is warming much more rapidly than lower latitudes, with serious consequences for the culture and subsistence of your native peoples; for bi ...
... While in the temperate parts of Europe the graver impacts of climate change will be slow to arrive, in Canada they are already knocking on your door. The Arctic is warming much more rapidly than lower latitudes, with serious consequences for the culture and subsistence of your native peoples; for bi ...
Food Security and Climate Change: The answer is biodiversity
... Brown and Funk 2008, Lobell et al. 2008). However, global trends mask tremendous regional differences, with the poorest being most at risk both by global climate variations and global commodity price fluctuations (Diaz et al. 2006). Some of the most important effects of global climate change will be ...
... Brown and Funk 2008, Lobell et al. 2008). However, global trends mask tremendous regional differences, with the poorest being most at risk both by global climate variations and global commodity price fluctuations (Diaz et al. 2006). Some of the most important effects of global climate change will be ...
Characterising half a degree difference: A review of methods for
... Running from 2013 to 2015, this process involved consultations with scientists and experts through a ‘Structured Expert Dialogue’ (SED). Findings of the IPCC were key inputs to the SED, including its expert assessment of climate change risks for five main ‘Reasons for Concern’ as a function of global ...
... Running from 2013 to 2015, this process involved consultations with scientists and experts through a ‘Structured Expert Dialogue’ (SED). Findings of the IPCC were key inputs to the SED, including its expert assessment of climate change risks for five main ‘Reasons for Concern’ as a function of global ...
The UK, shale gas and unburnable carbon
... problem. To have a good chance of preventing dangerous climate change, the world’s fossil fuel emissions should be at the very most around 800 billion tonnes between now and 2050. But burning proven reserves alone would emit 2800 billion tonnes. The IPCC recently confirmed this analysis (see p22). A ...
... problem. To have a good chance of preventing dangerous climate change, the world’s fossil fuel emissions should be at the very most around 800 billion tonnes between now and 2050. But burning proven reserves alone would emit 2800 billion tonnes. The IPCC recently confirmed this analysis (see p22). A ...
The UK, shale gas and unburnable carbon
... problem. To have a good chance of preventing dangerous climate change, the world’s fossil fuel emissions should be at the very most around 800 billion tonnes between now and 2050. But burning proven reserves alone would emit 2800 billion tonnes. The IPCC recently confirmed this analysis (see p22). A ...
... problem. To have a good chance of preventing dangerous climate change, the world’s fossil fuel emissions should be at the very most around 800 billion tonnes between now and 2050. But burning proven reserves alone would emit 2800 billion tonnes. The IPCC recently confirmed this analysis (see p22). A ...
Motions of the Ocean: Climate Change, Tides, and Changing Seas
... with longer-term climate data for their community. Weather is a specific event or condition that happens over a period of hours or days (local and temporary). Climate is average weather conditions in a place over many years, usually at least 30 years (long-term). Global climate change are patterns o ...
... with longer-term climate data for their community. Weather is a specific event or condition that happens over a period of hours or days (local and temporary). Climate is average weather conditions in a place over many years, usually at least 30 years (long-term). Global climate change are patterns o ...
Global Climate Change as a Threat to U.S. National Security
... or safety…”8 The importance of a safe and robust CI is so vital to the United States that a number of Presidential Decision Directives (PDD) have been passed in order to ensure the safety of the nation’s domestic assets and to address any vulnerabilities that can become exploited by man-made threats ...
... or safety…”8 The importance of a safe and robust CI is so vital to the United States that a number of Presidential Decision Directives (PDD) have been passed in order to ensure the safety of the nation’s domestic assets and to address any vulnerabilities that can become exploited by man-made threats ...
Niektoré faktory klimatického systému Zeme
... such as the periodicity in the occurrence in sunspots, signifies a possible mutual connection.4 This connection, however, has thus far not been clearly interpreted. An additional category of factors influencing the climate on Earth is opened by the hypothesis for the extinction of the dinosaurs whi ...
... such as the periodicity in the occurrence in sunspots, signifies a possible mutual connection.4 This connection, however, has thus far not been clearly interpreted. An additional category of factors influencing the climate on Earth is opened by the hypothesis for the extinction of the dinosaurs whi ...
doc - OurClimate.eu
... such as the periodicity in the occurrence in sunspots, signifies a possible mutual connection.4 This connection, however, has thus far not been clearly interpreted. An additional category of factors influencing the climate on Earth is opened by the hypothesis for the extinction of the dinosaurs whi ...
... such as the periodicity in the occurrence in sunspots, signifies a possible mutual connection.4 This connection, however, has thus far not been clearly interpreted. An additional category of factors influencing the climate on Earth is opened by the hypothesis for the extinction of the dinosaurs whi ...
PR_INI - European Parliament
... situation in the Sahel region, where it is stated that rising temperatures have led to water shortages and have specifically put local populations, whose livelihoods are dependent on natural resources such as farming, fishing and herding, under strong pressure, resulting, in some cases, in violence ...
... situation in the Sahel region, where it is stated that rising temperatures have led to water shortages and have specifically put local populations, whose livelihoods are dependent on natural resources such as farming, fishing and herding, under strong pressure, resulting, in some cases, in violence ...
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... The size of these shocks is determined by biophysical studies and they do not reflect economic adaptation such as changing variable inputs and shifts in cropping patterns in response to climate change. In future versions of the paper we plan to base these productivity shocks on formal statistical an ...
... The size of these shocks is determined by biophysical studies and they do not reflect economic adaptation such as changing variable inputs and shifts in cropping patterns in response to climate change. In future versions of the paper we plan to base these productivity shocks on formal statistical an ...
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... Crop price changes are highly scenario-specific. The hotter, drier scenarios result in higher corn and soybean prices, whereas the milder scenarios generally result in lower prices. The cooler scenarios result in slightly higher corn yields, which put downward pressure on corn prices, increasing dem ...
... Crop price changes are highly scenario-specific. The hotter, drier scenarios result in higher corn and soybean prices, whereas the milder scenarios generally result in lower prices. The cooler scenarios result in slightly higher corn yields, which put downward pressure on corn prices, increasing dem ...
executive summary - Global Environment Facility
... Projections for impacts arising from global climate change will therefore likely be additional to the existing challenges of sustaining socio-economic progress and ...
... Projections for impacts arising from global climate change will therefore likely be additional to the existing challenges of sustaining socio-economic progress and ...
Climate Change and Tourism: The Case for the Coastline of the
... reconnaissance to review and better understand the dynamics of coastal changes. We noted damages to tourism related facilities that had taken place in the recent past due to beach erosion, storms, and hurricanes. From this aerial view, there was no visual evidence of transformations resulting from c ...
... reconnaissance to review and better understand the dynamics of coastal changes. We noted damages to tourism related facilities that had taken place in the recent past due to beach erosion, storms, and hurricanes. From this aerial view, there was no visual evidence of transformations resulting from c ...
Projected change in climate thresholds in the northeastern United
... (Malus domestica), grapes (Vitis vinifera and V. labruscana), fresh market sweet corn (Zea mays var. rugosa), snap beans (Phaseolus vulgaris), cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata), milk, cottage cheese, and several other commodities. Vermont is famous for its maple syrup (sugar maple, Acer sacc ...
... (Malus domestica), grapes (Vitis vinifera and V. labruscana), fresh market sweet corn (Zea mays var. rugosa), snap beans (Phaseolus vulgaris), cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata), milk, cottage cheese, and several other commodities. Vermont is famous for its maple syrup (sugar maple, Acer sacc ...
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.""