Methane as a Greenhouse Gas: Why the EPA Should Regulate Emissions
... today clearly contributes more than its share of greenhouse gas emissions. Perhaps more striking is that these emissions rose by 11.7 percent since 1990 and show no signs of slowing.41 A question that often arises is why are methane emissions from this industry growing disproportionately fast? Are w ...
... today clearly contributes more than its share of greenhouse gas emissions. Perhaps more striking is that these emissions rose by 11.7 percent since 1990 and show no signs of slowing.41 A question that often arises is why are methane emissions from this industry growing disproportionately fast? Are w ...
U Climate Change: Bridging Texas and São Paulo
... in 2010, and is expected to increase 8% this year. India’s favorable demographics, with over 30% of its population below age 15 and a comparatively higher intellectual level, look set to support the country’s consumption and economic growth in the long run. The Brazilian economy rebounded robustly i ...
... in 2010, and is expected to increase 8% this year. India’s favorable demographics, with over 30% of its population below age 15 and a comparatively higher intellectual level, look set to support the country’s consumption and economic growth in the long run. The Brazilian economy rebounded robustly i ...
Climate change: the global public good
... estimates of the costs to of reducing GHGs emissions – i.e. the costs that individuals, firms, and Governments have to face to modify their behaviour in order to abate emissions – are highly ambiguous. For instance, according to the Stanford University Energy Modeling Forum (Weyant and Hill, 1999) t ...
... estimates of the costs to of reducing GHGs emissions – i.e. the costs that individuals, firms, and Governments have to face to modify their behaviour in order to abate emissions – are highly ambiguous. For instance, according to the Stanford University Energy Modeling Forum (Weyant and Hill, 1999) t ...
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... popularly known as the greenhouse effect, can result in significant environmental implications worldwide. Natural and social scientists have been actively involved in understanding the human sources of these global changes, the potential damage they cause to natural and economic systems, and the mos ...
... popularly known as the greenhouse effect, can result in significant environmental implications worldwide. Natural and social scientists have been actively involved in understanding the human sources of these global changes, the potential damage they cause to natural and economic systems, and the mos ...
Climate Change Communication Guide
... close to being evenly split among those who think climate change is happening, those who think it is not, and those who are unsure. They are not all that concerned or worried about changes in climate, holding the belief that if it does exist, it is due to natural environmental changes, and is a dist ...
... close to being evenly split among those who think climate change is happening, those who think it is not, and those who are unsure. They are not all that concerned or worried about changes in climate, holding the belief that if it does exist, it is due to natural environmental changes, and is a dist ...
Zimbabwe`s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution
... and a decrease in extreme cold days and cold nights in recent decades. Projections of mean monthly temperature show an average warming of around 2°C by 2080. Maize (the country`s staple food) yields are expected to decrease by up to 30% and even more in worst case scenarios by 2030 already. The area ...
... and a decrease in extreme cold days and cold nights in recent decades. Projections of mean monthly temperature show an average warming of around 2°C by 2080. Maize (the country`s staple food) yields are expected to decrease by up to 30% and even more in worst case scenarios by 2030 already. The area ...
IYSoCC Application Form
... Climate change has emerged as the single biggest global issue confronting humankind this century. The adverse impacts of climate change are already being witnessed around the world, particularly on biodiversity, agriculture, water resources, rainfall patterns, seasons, coastal inhabitations, and hig ...
... Climate change has emerged as the single biggest global issue confronting humankind this century. The adverse impacts of climate change are already being witnessed around the world, particularly on biodiversity, agriculture, water resources, rainfall patterns, seasons, coastal inhabitations, and hig ...
Three Whales on Whom the World Rests: God, Creation and
... aimed at the conscience of modern man: it’s a quest, provocation, rebuke etc. The current project deals with use of those symbols and tries to explain changes in their use. White ascribes “nature as symbolic system through which God speaks to men” to the early Church (e.g., the Early Church fathers ...
... aimed at the conscience of modern man: it’s a quest, provocation, rebuke etc. The current project deals with use of those symbols and tries to explain changes in their use. White ascribes “nature as symbolic system through which God speaks to men” to the early Church (e.g., the Early Church fathers ...
臺灣氣候變遷議題推動成果
... With regard to Taiwan’s progress compared to other countries, the International Energy Agency (IEA) in 2013 released data on worldwide carbon dioxide emissions due to fossil fuel combustion up to 2011, which showed that the total amount of emissions and the emission density in Taiwan on average decl ...
... With regard to Taiwan’s progress compared to other countries, the International Energy Agency (IEA) in 2013 released data on worldwide carbon dioxide emissions due to fossil fuel combustion up to 2011, which showed that the total amount of emissions and the emission density in Taiwan on average decl ...
21st century runoff sensitivities of major global river basins
... changes in temperature, precipitation, and other climatic variables, generally appears to be approximately linear with respect to GMT change over most of the global land area. However, the changes are relatively nonlinear in West Africa, central Australia, the U.S. South, and the southeastern part o ...
... changes in temperature, precipitation, and other climatic variables, generally appears to be approximately linear with respect to GMT change over most of the global land area. However, the changes are relatively nonlinear in West Africa, central Australia, the U.S. South, and the southeastern part o ...
Algeria`s INDC
... Minister, at its meeting on September 3rd, 2015. 3. National circumstances Algeria is an African and a Mediterranean country covering 2 381 741 km2. Like many of the countries in its region, Algeria is affected by desertification and land degradation. Most of the country is arid or semi- arid. The a ...
... Minister, at its meeting on September 3rd, 2015. 3. National circumstances Algeria is an African and a Mediterranean country covering 2 381 741 km2. Like many of the countries in its region, Algeria is affected by desertification and land degradation. Most of the country is arid or semi- arid. The a ...
Value of information for climate observing systems
... uncertainties and their potential observational improvements is beyond the scope of the present paper. Instead, we focus on the crucial climate uncertainty identified in the US-SCC, the uncertainty in CS. This selection is made because of its large impact on potential future climate change societal ...
... uncertainties and their potential observational improvements is beyond the scope of the present paper. Instead, we focus on the crucial climate uncertainty identified in the US-SCC, the uncertainty in CS. This selection is made because of its large impact on potential future climate change societal ...
AIT In The Classroom
... This lesson is most effective when students have already seen the film: An Inconvenient Truth. If they have not, and time does not permit for the entire film, it is suggested that you show the segments listed in the Class Time section of this lesson plan. ...
... This lesson is most effective when students have already seen the film: An Inconvenient Truth. If they have not, and time does not permit for the entire film, it is suggested that you show the segments listed in the Class Time section of this lesson plan. ...
CLIMATE CHANGE AND VECTOR BORNE DISEASES
... • North-eastern states are projected to rise in transmission intensity. • Districts under Western Ghats are not likely to experience any change in TWs when determined based on temperature alone. But TWs based on T and RH show reduced intensity but increase in months of transmission. • East coastal a ...
... • North-eastern states are projected to rise in transmission intensity. • Districts under Western Ghats are not likely to experience any change in TWs when determined based on temperature alone. But TWs based on T and RH show reduced intensity but increase in months of transmission. • East coastal a ...
The Role of Landscape Processes within the Climate System
... Pielke 2001a). Transformation of increased surface albedo, (as a result of deforestation or desertification), leads to less availability of turbulent energy flux and thus a smaller likelihood of moist convection (e.g., Charney et al. 1977, Sud and Molod 1988, Xue and Shukla 1993). Similar to the sur ...
... Pielke 2001a). Transformation of increased surface albedo, (as a result of deforestation or desertification), leads to less availability of turbulent energy flux and thus a smaller likelihood of moist convection (e.g., Charney et al. 1977, Sud and Molod 1988, Xue and Shukla 1993). Similar to the sur ...
Newsletter - New Mexico Audubon Council
... Scientists have been warning for decades that climate change is a threat to the immense tracts of forest that ring the Northern Hemisphere, with rising temperatures, drying trees and earlier melting of snow contributing to a growing number of wildfires. The near-destruction of a Canadian city by a f ...
... Scientists have been warning for decades that climate change is a threat to the immense tracts of forest that ring the Northern Hemisphere, with rising temperatures, drying trees and earlier melting of snow contributing to a growing number of wildfires. The near-destruction of a Canadian city by a f ...
Alliance of Small Island States
... The north of the country is covered by the Amazon Rainforest. Development of this area is a priority for the government where many resources are found such as copper, aluminium, gold and of course timber. Large areas of the rainforest are being cut down for mining, farming and to create space for ne ...
... The north of the country is covered by the Amazon Rainforest. Development of this area is a priority for the government where many resources are found such as copper, aluminium, gold and of course timber. Large areas of the rainforest are being cut down for mining, farming and to create space for ne ...
CASE STUDY PRECIS - Nexus for ICTs, Climate Change and
... in numerous policy documents related to UNFCCC processes (e.g. Taylor et al. 2007; Natcom India 2008) and scientific publications (e.g. Alves and Marengo 2010). However, if the project were to be evaluated from a purely scientific standpoint, then further questions arise. For example, it is not ...
... in numerous policy documents related to UNFCCC processes (e.g. Taylor et al. 2007; Natcom India 2008) and scientific publications (e.g. Alves and Marengo 2010). However, if the project were to be evaluated from a purely scientific standpoint, then further questions arise. For example, it is not ...
climate and land degradation - The World AgroMeteorological
... and sensible heat flux are related to the dynamic structure of the low-level atmosphere and could influence the regional, and potentially, global-scale atmospheric circulation. • Fragmentation of landscape can affect convective flow regimes and rainfall patterns locally and globally. • Surface param ...
... and sensible heat flux are related to the dynamic structure of the low-level atmosphere and could influence the regional, and potentially, global-scale atmospheric circulation. • Fragmentation of landscape can affect convective flow regimes and rainfall patterns locally and globally. • Surface param ...
here - MtnClim 2016
... The 2016 Mountain Climate Conference will continue the tradition of excellence established by over a decade of MtnClim meetings by working at the intersection of climate and a host of other scientific disciplines including hydrology, ecology, and glaciology. The 7th Mountain Climate Conference will ...
... The 2016 Mountain Climate Conference will continue the tradition of excellence established by over a decade of MtnClim meetings by working at the intersection of climate and a host of other scientific disciplines including hydrology, ecology, and glaciology. The 7th Mountain Climate Conference will ...
Coherence among the Northern Hemisphere land, cryosphere, and
... impact attribution in conservation and ecological research, Parmesan et al., 2013; conceptual framework to detect and attribute effects of climate change, Stone et al., 2013; climate change impacts on marine life, Poloczanska et al., 2013). For detection and attribution of climate change impact asse ...
... impact attribution in conservation and ecological research, Parmesan et al., 2013; conceptual framework to detect and attribute effects of climate change, Stone et al., 2013; climate change impacts on marine life, Poloczanska et al., 2013). For detection and attribution of climate change impact asse ...
Climate Change In The Last Days
... creation when the world was perfect. Sin brought these changes. For a more detailed look at climatic changes we can refer to the Book of Enoch and Noah. Most of the prophets, Jesus and the apostles frequently referred back to the Book of Enoch and Noah which was once included in the Bible but was re ...
... creation when the world was perfect. Sin brought these changes. For a more detailed look at climatic changes we can refer to the Book of Enoch and Noah. Most of the prophets, Jesus and the apostles frequently referred back to the Book of Enoch and Noah which was once included in the Bible but was re ...
A model study of warming-induced phosphorus–oxygen feedbacks
... Published by Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union. ...
... Published by Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union. ...
Stern Review
... price signals and markets for carbon, spurring technology research, development and deployment, and promoting adaptation, particularly for developing countries. Climate change presents a unique challenge for economics: it is the greatest and widest-ranging market failure ever seen. The economic anal ...
... price signals and markets for carbon, spurring technology research, development and deployment, and promoting adaptation, particularly for developing countries. Climate change presents a unique challenge for economics: it is the greatest and widest-ranging market failure ever seen. The economic anal ...
A Focus on Climate During the Past 100 Years
... be amplified in the Arctic due to feedback effects (e.g., ice-albedo feedback or cloud feedback). Due to this “polar amplification”, most climate models produce an accelerated future Arctic warming of three to four times the global average (Holland and Bitz 2003). As a consequence, Arctic sea ice mi ...
... be amplified in the Arctic due to feedback effects (e.g., ice-albedo feedback or cloud feedback). Due to this “polar amplification”, most climate models produce an accelerated future Arctic warming of three to four times the global average (Holland and Bitz 2003). As a consequence, Arctic sea ice mi ...
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.""