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... simplistic to simply divide the country up into believers and deniers, for example. That’s just far too crude and simplistic and it really misses out on the vast majority of the country that’s actually willing to have a conversation. So the first group we’ve identified is 18% of the public. It’s a g ...
... simplistic to simply divide the country up into believers and deniers, for example. That’s just far too crude and simplistic and it really misses out on the vast majority of the country that’s actually willing to have a conversation. So the first group we’ve identified is 18% of the public. It’s a g ...
Nine Steps to Make Kyoto a Success
... European Union and many of its member states, Australia, Japan, the Philippines and Thailand, to show how the power sector by a mixture of de-carbonisation policies could drastically reduce CO2 emissions. In addition, about 1.6 billion people who have no access to electricity services deserve a clea ...
... European Union and many of its member states, Australia, Japan, the Philippines and Thailand, to show how the power sector by a mixture of de-carbonisation policies could drastically reduce CO2 emissions. In addition, about 1.6 billion people who have no access to electricity services deserve a clea ...
The Carbon Dioxide Greenhouse Effect
... were "evaporating" our coal mines into the air. The added gas was not much compared with the volume of CO2 already in the atmosphere — the CO2 released from the burning of coal in the year 1896 would raise the level by scarcely a thousandth part. But the additions might matter if they continued long ...
... were "evaporating" our coal mines into the air. The added gas was not much compared with the volume of CO2 already in the atmosphere — the CO2 released from the burning of coal in the year 1896 would raise the level by scarcely a thousandth part. But the additions might matter if they continued long ...
rising temps
... concluding that global warming is at least partly caused by concentrations of smokestack and tailpipe emissions, and that these elements could threaten human health and the health of the environment. In the epa report, White House officials deleted information from one study concluding that global tem ...
... concluding that global warming is at least partly caused by concentrations of smokestack and tailpipe emissions, and that these elements could threaten human health and the health of the environment. In the epa report, White House officials deleted information from one study concluding that global tem ...
Vol.10, No.2, 2010
... ocean heat storage and transport. These various models predicted a warming of between 1.9°C and 4.8°C. By the Fourth IPCC report in 2007 (AR4) results from 19 fully coupled comprehensive ocean– atmosphere GCMs were available, and they predict equilibrium warming for double CO2 conditions between 2.1 ...
... ocean heat storage and transport. These various models predicted a warming of between 1.9°C and 4.8°C. By the Fourth IPCC report in 2007 (AR4) results from 19 fully coupled comprehensive ocean– atmosphere GCMs were available, and they predict equilibrium warming for double CO2 conditions between 2.1 ...
Introduction to Using the G-WOW Model
... It is based understanding climate change through its impact on the sustainability of key plant or animal species that support a cultural practice. Creates a culturally relevant climate change perspective Links place-based evidence with scientific climate change research Makes the model transferrable ...
... It is based understanding climate change through its impact on the sustainability of key plant or animal species that support a cultural practice. Creates a culturally relevant climate change perspective Links place-based evidence with scientific climate change research Makes the model transferrable ...
IP035: Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment 2016 Update
... 18. A study by McIntyre et al. (2015) assessed spatial and temporal patterns of changes in body conditions of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) from Marion Island, based on changes in drift rates (which are related to gains and losses of blubber). Increased condition was consistently negati ...
... 18. A study by McIntyre et al. (2015) assessed spatial and temporal patterns of changes in body conditions of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) from Marion Island, based on changes in drift rates (which are related to gains and losses of blubber). Increased condition was consistently negati ...
Abrupt Climate Change: The Next Major Challenge
... events in the near future. In fact, as warming progresses climate will likely become less stable, increasing the probability for abrupt climate change events. Projections for future climate change suggest that many developing areas may experience the most adverse impacts of warming, drought, and sea ...
... events in the near future. In fact, as warming progresses climate will likely become less stable, increasing the probability for abrupt climate change events. Projections for future climate change suggest that many developing areas may experience the most adverse impacts of warming, drought, and sea ...
Deforestation for palm oil
... So biofuels either directly or indirectly cause land clearing, which releases carbon to the atmosphere and contributes to global warming. This is the biofuel carbon debt.” Peat expert Professor Siegert of Munich University commenting on palm oil power plants in Germany: "We were able to prove that t ...
... So biofuels either directly or indirectly cause land clearing, which releases carbon to the atmosphere and contributes to global warming. This is the biofuel carbon debt.” Peat expert Professor Siegert of Munich University commenting on palm oil power plants in Germany: "We were able to prove that t ...
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... 550 parts per million target, whereby emissions would have to be curtailed dramatically over the next several decades in order to hold concentrations below this level. This policy is roughly equivalent with allowing a doubling of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere relative to preindustrial concentrati ...
... 550 parts per million target, whereby emissions would have to be curtailed dramatically over the next several decades in order to hold concentrations below this level. This policy is roughly equivalent with allowing a doubling of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere relative to preindustrial concentrati ...
Salluit - Canadian Institute of Planners
... The study team used a computer model called Tone to simulate the thermal regime of permafrost soils in Salluit over the next 20 years. The thermal regime is key to understanding the patterns of temperature change in the soil, which are affected by changes in air temperature. Average air temperatures ...
... The study team used a computer model called Tone to simulate the thermal regime of permafrost soils in Salluit over the next 20 years. The thermal regime is key to understanding the patterns of temperature change in the soil, which are affected by changes in air temperature. Average air temperatures ...
slides - Medical and Public Health Law Site
... stripped of their forests and its inhabitants shall breathe ...
... stripped of their forests and its inhabitants shall breathe ...
More Hurricanes for Hawaii?
... Computer models run with global warming scenarios generally project a decrease in tropical cyclones worldwide. This, though, may not be what will happen with local communities,” says lead author Hiroyuki Murakami. To determine whether tropical cyclones will become more frequent in Hawaii with climat ...
... Computer models run with global warming scenarios generally project a decrease in tropical cyclones worldwide. This, though, may not be what will happen with local communities,” says lead author Hiroyuki Murakami. To determine whether tropical cyclones will become more frequent in Hawaii with climat ...
summary - University of Washington
... and intensification --hereafter CI mode -- of the ITCZ is a far more powerful (factor of 4) mode of tropical precipitation changes in response to both paleoclimate and anthropogenic forcing than the more commonly employed ITCZ shift. Furthermore, in an ensemble of coupled climate model simulations, ...
... and intensification --hereafter CI mode -- of the ITCZ is a far more powerful (factor of 4) mode of tropical precipitation changes in response to both paleoclimate and anthropogenic forcing than the more commonly employed ITCZ shift. Furthermore, in an ensemble of coupled climate model simulations, ...
Updating the World on the Latest Climate Science
... CO2 emissions is tracking high-end emissions scenarios used by IPCC AR4 (Nakicenovic et al. 2000). In contrast, CO2 emissions from land use change were relatively constant in the past few decades. Preliminary figures suggest total CO2 emissions have dropped in 2009, but this is a temporary effect re ...
... CO2 emissions is tracking high-end emissions scenarios used by IPCC AR4 (Nakicenovic et al. 2000). In contrast, CO2 emissions from land use change were relatively constant in the past few decades. Preliminary figures suggest total CO2 emissions have dropped in 2009, but this is a temporary effect re ...
Summary - CH2014
... weather events, which are not quantified in CH2011. The intention of the CH2014-Impacts initiative is to provide a pilot report on quantified impacts along the full cascade of the implications of climate change in Switzerland; from the physical environment and ecosystems to socio-economic consequenc ...
... weather events, which are not quantified in CH2011. The intention of the CH2014-Impacts initiative is to provide a pilot report on quantified impacts along the full cascade of the implications of climate change in Switzerland; from the physical environment and ecosystems to socio-economic consequenc ...
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... research on climate change and agriculture over the past decade. Climate change is expected to influence crop and livestock production, hydrologic balances, input supplies and other components of agricultural systems (Adams et al., 1998). However, the nature of these biophysical effects and the huma ...
... research on climate change and agriculture over the past decade. Climate change is expected to influence crop and livestock production, hydrologic balances, input supplies and other components of agricultural systems (Adams et al., 1998). However, the nature of these biophysical effects and the huma ...
Climate Change
... Precipitation patterns will vary region to region. Some areas will become drier and experience severe droughts, while other areas become wetter and experience floods. 80% of the world’s population could face water shortages. ...
... Precipitation patterns will vary region to region. Some areas will become drier and experience severe droughts, while other areas become wetter and experience floods. 80% of the world’s population could face water shortages. ...
Climate Change Impacts in the United States
... T.C. Richmond, Van Ness Feldman General Counsel for Cascade Water Alliance National Climate Assessment: Vice-Chair of Federal Advisory Committee, author Water Resources Chapter ...
... T.C. Richmond, Van Ness Feldman General Counsel for Cascade Water Alliance National Climate Assessment: Vice-Chair of Federal Advisory Committee, author Water Resources Chapter ...
FINAL DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Volume FAQs Volume-Wide Frequently Asked Questions
... responses may increase greenhouse gas emissions (e.g., increased fossil-based air conditioning in response to higher temperatures), and mitigation may impede adaptation (e.g., increased use of land for bioenergy crop production negatively impacting ecosystems). There are growing examples of co-benef ...
... responses may increase greenhouse gas emissions (e.g., increased fossil-based air conditioning in response to higher temperatures), and mitigation may impede adaptation (e.g., increased use of land for bioenergy crop production negatively impacting ecosystems). There are growing examples of co-benef ...
The economic crisis and the two great challenges of 21st century (237 kB) (opens in new window)
... separation of elements of investments in physical or human capital which are marked for ‘development’ or ‘adaptation’. Many of the poorest people in the world will be the most exposed and vulnerable to the impacts of climate change that will occur over the next few decades. These are also the people ...
... separation of elements of investments in physical or human capital which are marked for ‘development’ or ‘adaptation’. Many of the poorest people in the world will be the most exposed and vulnerable to the impacts of climate change that will occur over the next few decades. These are also the people ...
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.""