Climate Change Risk and Uncertainty Exercise 1: Temperature
... simulation, together with the observations for the period 1960 to 2000. 2. Compare the observations with the model results. a) Compare the mean climate in the models and observations. Comment on your results and give at least one possible reason for dierences. b) Compare the simulated with observed ...
... simulation, together with the observations for the period 1960 to 2000. 2. Compare the observations with the model results. a) Compare the mean climate in the models and observations. Comment on your results and give at least one possible reason for dierences. b) Compare the simulated with observed ...
the article (Word 298.5KB)
... extremes and wind patterns (p.10) … For the next two decades a warming of about 0.2ºC per decade is projected (p.12)… Continued greenhouse gas emissions at or above current rates would cause further warming and induce many changes in the global climate system during the 21st century that would very ...
... extremes and wind patterns (p.10) … For the next two decades a warming of about 0.2ºC per decade is projected (p.12)… Continued greenhouse gas emissions at or above current rates would cause further warming and induce many changes in the global climate system during the 21st century that would very ...
impacting the climate through land restoration
... to increase soil moisture and water availability. This leads to an increase of vegetation in these degraded lands. Greening has a positive effect since vegetation retains fertile soils, slows down runoff, improves infiltration and cools surface temperatures. If done on a large enough scale these lan ...
... to increase soil moisture and water availability. This leads to an increase of vegetation in these degraded lands. Greening has a positive effect since vegetation retains fertile soils, slows down runoff, improves infiltration and cools surface temperatures. If done on a large enough scale these lan ...
Study guide - Bullfrog Films
... levels have risen by 25%, and they continue to increase annually. The question of how these increases will affect climate is a topic of intense study. Why are CO2 levels in the atmosphere going up? Since the start of the Industrial Revolution, people have been rapidly burning fossil fuels to provide ...
... levels have risen by 25%, and they continue to increase annually. The question of how these increases will affect climate is a topic of intense study. Why are CO2 levels in the atmosphere going up? Since the start of the Industrial Revolution, people have been rapidly burning fossil fuels to provide ...
who left carbon footprints in my greenhouse?
... broken down with some of the carbon used for energy releasing carbon dioxide and the parts of the plant are used to by the animal to build new cells. It will also respire some of the carbon back into the air. If a carnivore then eats that herbivore, the carbon compounds will be reused and some of th ...
... broken down with some of the carbon used for energy releasing carbon dioxide and the parts of the plant are used to by the animal to build new cells. It will also respire some of the carbon back into the air. If a carnivore then eats that herbivore, the carbon compounds will be reused and some of th ...
NRDC: Killer Summer Heat - Projected Death Toll from Rising
... Note: This table shows the change to the number of EHE days projected to be caused by climate change and total projected average EHE days during 2045-2055 and 20902099, based on a climate model assuming the A1FI emissions scenario, which portrays a ""business-as-usual"" trend with continued signific ...
... Note: This table shows the change to the number of EHE days projected to be caused by climate change and total projected average EHE days during 2045-2055 and 20902099, based on a climate model assuming the A1FI emissions scenario, which portrays a ""business-as-usual"" trend with continued signific ...
Seed dressing systemic insecticides and honeybees: a challenge for
... 1 cm across Europe. Days with snow fall above 10 cm show increases in large parts of northern Europe and decreases in most other regions. There is, however, considerable uncertainty in these projections due to large differences between the upper and lower limits of the model projections (not shown h ...
... 1 cm across Europe. Days with snow fall above 10 cm show increases in large parts of northern Europe and decreases in most other regions. There is, however, considerable uncertainty in these projections due to large differences between the upper and lower limits of the model projections (not shown h ...
Climate-ready agriculture - a situation statement for Western Australia
... supply chains to remain profitable. In some instances, long-term climate change and its effect on agricultural production may result in the development of new supply chain businesses. In other instances, business may close or move to other locations. Another consequence of climate change is the rise ...
... supply chains to remain profitable. In some instances, long-term climate change and its effect on agricultural production may result in the development of new supply chain businesses. In other instances, business may close or move to other locations. Another consequence of climate change is the rise ...
Even several of the wetter runs yield increasing drought due to the
... change detection and attribution study, using a high-resolution hydrologic model forced by global climate models, focusing on the changes that have already affected this primarily arid region with a large and growing population. The results show that up to 60% of the climate-related trends of river ...
... change detection and attribution study, using a high-resolution hydrologic model forced by global climate models, focusing on the changes that have already affected this primarily arid region with a large and growing population. The results show that up to 60% of the climate-related trends of river ...
Update on DG RTD activities Climate change impacts, vulnerability
... Economics of climate change adaptation in Europe • Aim: User-orientated methodologies and evidence relating to economic appraisal criteria to inform the choice of adaptation actions ...
... Economics of climate change adaptation in Europe • Aim: User-orientated methodologies and evidence relating to economic appraisal criteria to inform the choice of adaptation actions ...
Committee on Climate Change: Review of the fourth carbon budget
... B. EU discussions on 2030 target and pathways through 2020s Building on its Roadmap, the EC published a Green Paper5 in March 2013, which highlighted the cost-effective path through 2030 would be a 40% reduction in EU emissions on 1990, and consulted on EU 2030 ambition. The UK‟s response to the Gr ...
... B. EU discussions on 2030 target and pathways through 2020s Building on its Roadmap, the EC published a Green Paper5 in March 2013, which highlighted the cost-effective path through 2030 would be a 40% reduction in EU emissions on 1990, and consulted on EU 2030 ambition. The UK‟s response to the Gr ...
Urban Development and Climate Change in China`s Pearl River Delta
... Among China’s coastal and delta regions, the Pearl River Delta (PRD) in Guangdong province is an important economic center that includes the cities of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and seven prefecture-level municipalities. Together with Hong Kong and Macao, the greater PRD area is one of the key megaci ...
... Among China’s coastal and delta regions, the Pearl River Delta (PRD) in Guangdong province is an important economic center that includes the cities of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and seven prefecture-level municipalities. Together with Hong Kong and Macao, the greater PRD area is one of the key megaci ...
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CORRECT APPROACH BY LA`S TO
... resulting from climate change and its effects. Various types of adaptation can be distinguished: anticipatory – adaptation that takes place before impacts of climate change are observed; autonomous – adaptation that does not constitute a conscious response to climate stimuli but is triggered by othe ...
... resulting from climate change and its effects. Various types of adaptation can be distinguished: anticipatory – adaptation that takes place before impacts of climate change are observed; autonomous – adaptation that does not constitute a conscious response to climate stimuli but is triggered by othe ...
2NC Impact Calc
... States. This view is shortsighted in two vital respects. First, China is demonstrably already suffering from the impacts of fossil fuel use. Crop yields in many parts of China are significantly lower than they would be without the significant sulfur and particulate burden that results from domestic ...
... States. This view is shortsighted in two vital respects. First, China is demonstrably already suffering from the impacts of fossil fuel use. Crop yields in many parts of China are significantly lower than they would be without the significant sulfur and particulate burden that results from domestic ...
Responding to the Risks Posed by Climate Change: Cities Have No
... Africa, Asia and Latin America and cause public health problems far more dire than the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. It is quite likely that almost all the countries that signed the Kyoto Protocol ...
... Africa, Asia and Latin America and cause public health problems far more dire than the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. It is quite likely that almost all the countries that signed the Kyoto Protocol ...
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... zones have revealed that the system can fit tropical vegetation zones (e.g. Holdridge 1967), mediterranean zones (Steila 1966), as well as the boreal zones, but that it is less applicable to cold oceanic or cold arid climates (Hamet-Ahti et al. 1974) where moisture becomes the determining factor. Th ...
... zones have revealed that the system can fit tropical vegetation zones (e.g. Holdridge 1967), mediterranean zones (Steila 1966), as well as the boreal zones, but that it is less applicable to cold oceanic or cold arid climates (Hamet-Ahti et al. 1974) where moisture becomes the determining factor. Th ...
NASA Research Strategy for Earth System Science
... detect the occurrence of significant variations in the major components of the climate system and independently determine changes in representative variables that currently cannot be inferred from other measured quantities (e.g., the structure of precipitating clouds and associated precipitation tha ...
... detect the occurrence of significant variations in the major components of the climate system and independently determine changes in representative variables that currently cannot be inferred from other measured quantities (e.g., the structure of precipitating clouds and associated precipitation tha ...
PETITION FOR RULEMAKING SEEKING THE REGULATION OF GREENHOUSE GAS
... sea-levels are rising, plants are flowering earlier, the oceans are becoming more acidic, and animals are shifting their ranges, all in response to worldwide changes in the climate. As anthropogenic gases force greater climate change, drought-affected areas will likely increase in their extent, ice ...
... sea-levels are rising, plants are flowering earlier, the oceans are becoming more acidic, and animals are shifting their ranges, all in response to worldwide changes in the climate. As anthropogenic gases force greater climate change, drought-affected areas will likely increase in their extent, ice ...
Climate Change, Yosemite National Park, California
... impacts, future vulnerabilities, and ecosystem carbon, focusing on research conducted in the park, and (3) results of original spatial analyses of ecosystem carbon at 30 m spatial resolution. For the area within park boundaries, average annual temperature from 1950 to 2010 increased at a statistical ...
... impacts, future vulnerabilities, and ecosystem carbon, focusing on research conducted in the park, and (3) results of original spatial analyses of ecosystem carbon at 30 m spatial resolution. For the area within park boundaries, average annual temperature from 1950 to 2010 increased at a statistical ...
Trends in Extreme Weather and Climate Events: Issues Related to
... climate extremes (Houghton et al. 1996). The last several years have seen even more of these types of studies as the models have improved enough to at least begin to look at such higher-order features in more detail. This is a product of the rapid development of climate modeling capabilities over t ...
... climate extremes (Houghton et al. 1996). The last several years have seen even more of these types of studies as the models have improved enough to at least begin to look at such higher-order features in more detail. This is a product of the rapid development of climate modeling capabilities over t ...
Written submission from Adaptation Sub
... remaining vegetation and leave a landscape of bare peat. Vegetation loss can also result from severe wildfires. Bare peat is eroded by rain, frost heave, and wind, with much of the eroded peat soil being carried into rivers and reservoirs. 50,000 hectares (18%) has been drained. Shallow ditches (k ...
... remaining vegetation and leave a landscape of bare peat. Vegetation loss can also result from severe wildfires. Bare peat is eroded by rain, frost heave, and wind, with much of the eroded peat soil being carried into rivers and reservoirs. 50,000 hectares (18%) has been drained. Shallow ditches (k ...
Climate change from Poles to Tropics
... on tourism. The closing of refinery in 1985 increase in rain results in heavier rainwater run was an economic setback for the Aruban off. community. Faced with rising unemployment, the island directed its full energies into the INITIATIVES ALREADY TAKEN BY tourism industry. The successful developmen ...
... on tourism. The closing of refinery in 1985 increase in rain results in heavier rainwater run was an economic setback for the Aruban off. community. Faced with rising unemployment, the island directed its full energies into the INITIATIVES ALREADY TAKEN BY tourism industry. The successful developmen ...
Prometheus - hvonstorch.de
... end of the 1980s, the situation was still different. That was the era of the great drought of 1988, the Mississippi flood of 1993, and the climate capers ought by rights to have taken off in earnest from that point. But that never happened in the U.S., and interest petered out. According to a survey ...
... end of the 1980s, the situation was still different. That was the era of the great drought of 1988, the Mississippi flood of 1993, and the climate capers ought by rights to have taken off in earnest from that point. But that never happened in the U.S., and interest petered out. According to a survey ...
IMPACT2C Summer School 2013
... How do I get to the hotel? The Seminaris Hotel is a conference hotel built in 1979 and is located in Lüneburg, about 30 minutes from Hamburg. Assuming you are arriving at Hamburg Airport, the easiest way to get there would be: Follow at the airport the sign: take the S1 (there is only one direction ...
... How do I get to the hotel? The Seminaris Hotel is a conference hotel built in 1979 and is located in Lüneburg, about 30 minutes from Hamburg. Assuming you are arriving at Hamburg Airport, the easiest way to get there would be: Follow at the airport the sign: take the S1 (there is only one direction ...
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.""