The greenhouse effect and global warming
... Particularly alarming are the possibilities of indirect effects of global warming that could further accelerate climatic changes. These are known as ‘positive feedbacks’ and so far they have not been adequately accounted for in the climate models. With the warming of the oceans and the surface air a ...
... Particularly alarming are the possibilities of indirect effects of global warming that could further accelerate climatic changes. These are known as ‘positive feedbacks’ and so far they have not been adequately accounted for in the climate models. With the warming of the oceans and the surface air a ...
A New Global Climate Change Treaty – Can Humanity Deliver
... mainstream science is right ... We will delude ourselves if we think that scientific uncertainties are cause for delay. Delaying now will eliminate attractive lower-cost options … To delay is to deliberately choose to avoid effective steps to reduce the risks of climate change to acceptable levels”. ...
... mainstream science is right ... We will delude ourselves if we think that scientific uncertainties are cause for delay. Delaying now will eliminate attractive lower-cost options … To delay is to deliberately choose to avoid effective steps to reduce the risks of climate change to acceptable levels”. ...
Beckt_EnviroSci_FinalAssignment - G-Beckt
... greenhouse gases must cause the Earth to warm in response. Ice cores drawn from Greenland, Antarctica, and tropical mountain glaciers show that the Earth’s climate responds to changes in solar output, in the Earth’s orbit, and in greenhouse gas levels. They also show that in the past, large change ...
... greenhouse gases must cause the Earth to warm in response. Ice cores drawn from Greenland, Antarctica, and tropical mountain glaciers show that the Earth’s climate responds to changes in solar output, in the Earth’s orbit, and in greenhouse gas levels. They also show that in the past, large change ...
Cool It - Ning.com
... • January 2006 findings: – Peak electric demand is projected to increase at an annual rate of about ...
... • January 2006 findings: – Peak electric demand is projected to increase at an annual rate of about ...
Possible Green House Gases and Global Climate Change
... where a is the specific radiative forcing, R net average radiating flux through tropopause from the Earth surface, ;«GHGthe amount of greenhouse gas in atmosphere. Amount of GHG in atmosphere can be expressed in any of mass, volume or concentration units and subsequently a is related to that type of ...
... where a is the specific radiative forcing, R net average radiating flux through tropopause from the Earth surface, ;«GHGthe amount of greenhouse gas in atmosphere. Amount of GHG in atmosphere can be expressed in any of mass, volume or concentration units and subsequently a is related to that type of ...
ESS15 Winter 2016 supplementary study guide by Dianne Sanchez
... -How long does CO2 stay in the atmosphere? -How large are land, atmosphere, and ocean reservoirs of carbon (GtC)? Which is the largest? -Describe the solubility pump in the ocean -Describe the biological pump in the ocean -Describe the CO2 fertilization effect -Describe the nutrient fertilization ef ...
... -How long does CO2 stay in the atmosphere? -How large are land, atmosphere, and ocean reservoirs of carbon (GtC)? Which is the largest? -Describe the solubility pump in the ocean -Describe the biological pump in the ocean -Describe the CO2 fertilization effect -Describe the nutrient fertilization ef ...
Slide 1 - climateknowledge.org
... starts to go up before CO2; hence, T increase is unrelated to CO2 – Need to think about time and balance here … • There are sources of T and CO2 variability other than the radiative greenhouse gas effect. – If CO2 increases in the atmosphere, there will be enhanced surface warming, but is the increa ...
... starts to go up before CO2; hence, T increase is unrelated to CO2 – Need to think about time and balance here … • There are sources of T and CO2 variability other than the radiative greenhouse gas effect. – If CO2 increases in the atmosphere, there will be enhanced surface warming, but is the increa ...
Climate Change Pre
... 2. ________________ Permafrost is a refrigerator brand name. 3. ________________ Coral reefs are very important because they provide homes to over half of all the species that live in the ocean. 4. ________________ “Non-renewable resources” refers to a resource that will never run out. 5. __________ ...
... 2. ________________ Permafrost is a refrigerator brand name. 3. ________________ Coral reefs are very important because they provide homes to over half of all the species that live in the ocean. 4. ________________ “Non-renewable resources” refers to a resource that will never run out. 5. __________ ...
Dealing with Climate Change … A Recipe for Lemonade
... Canadian Cement Plant Becomes First to Capture CO2 in Algae A Canadian company called Pond Biofuels is capturing CO2 emissions from a cement plant in algae — algae the company ultimately plans on using to make biofuel. It’s no secret that the process of manufacturing cement is both energy intensive ...
... Canadian Cement Plant Becomes First to Capture CO2 in Algae A Canadian company called Pond Biofuels is capturing CO2 emissions from a cement plant in algae — algae the company ultimately plans on using to make biofuel. It’s no secret that the process of manufacturing cement is both energy intensive ...
Energy for Alaska’s Future
... How do emissions accumulate into stocks of GHG-equivalents How do stocks translate to global mean temperature changes How do global mean temp changes translate to regional climate changes – How to regional climiate changes translate to human welfare, via adapatation and effects mitigation – How are ...
... How do emissions accumulate into stocks of GHG-equivalents How do stocks translate to global mean temperature changes How do global mean temp changes translate to regional climate changes – How to regional climiate changes translate to human welfare, via adapatation and effects mitigation – How are ...
Howard Electric Co
... More than 1.2 million camels roam the outback of Australia expelling methane gas which is even worse on the climate than expelling CO2 according to the IPCC. So, to fight this climate change causer, Australia passed the Carbon Farming Initiative Act in 2011 authorizing the shooting of feral goats, f ...
... More than 1.2 million camels roam the outback of Australia expelling methane gas which is even worse on the climate than expelling CO2 according to the IPCC. So, to fight this climate change causer, Australia passed the Carbon Farming Initiative Act in 2011 authorizing the shooting of feral goats, f ...
Global Ecology
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established in 1988. Experts in atmospheric science and economics from around the world. ...
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established in 1988. Experts in atmospheric science and economics from around the world. ...
Global shifts: Climate change
... In 1994 the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change1 came into force and has been ratified by 197 countries (including Australia). The objective of the Convention is to stabilise the amount of greenhouse gases arising from human activity in the atmosphere to levels that would not inter ...
... In 1994 the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change1 came into force and has been ratified by 197 countries (including Australia). The objective of the Convention is to stabilise the amount of greenhouse gases arising from human activity in the atmosphere to levels that would not inter ...
Home_files/Climate Briefing for Policymakers (V4).
... +2ºC “firewall” threshold were too optimistic. For example, while the IPCC predicted an ice-free Arctic around 2100, the Arctic sea ice minimum has declined about 75% in volume over the past 30 years and the Arctic is expected to be virtually ice-free (for the first time in human history) within thi ...
... +2ºC “firewall” threshold were too optimistic. For example, while the IPCC predicted an ice-free Arctic around 2100, the Arctic sea ice minimum has declined about 75% in volume over the past 30 years and the Arctic is expected to be virtually ice-free (for the first time in human history) within thi ...
threatening substances
... The future The best case scenario for the increase in carbon dioxide emissions predicts that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will reach double the level of before the Industrial Revolution, in 2100. The worst case scenario brings this forward to 2045. ...
... The future The best case scenario for the increase in carbon dioxide emissions predicts that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will reach double the level of before the Industrial Revolution, in 2100. The worst case scenario brings this forward to 2045. ...
International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
... Estimating the loss of tropical land carbon in response to climate change Climate models suggest that two competing processes will affect the storage of carbon on land in the future. The increased atmospheric carbon-dioxide concentrations are expected to enhance photosynthesis and hence carbon stora ...
... Estimating the loss of tropical land carbon in response to climate change Climate models suggest that two competing processes will affect the storage of carbon on land in the future. The increased atmospheric carbon-dioxide concentrations are expected to enhance photosynthesis and hence carbon stora ...
The Second International Conference on Global Warming and
... Oscillation (AMO), though this is controversial. However, they predict a natural thermohaline circulation (THC) slow-down starting in about the next decade, which could be enhanced by increasing greenhouse gases. Careful attribution of regional climate change between natural and anthropogenic causes ...
... Oscillation (AMO), though this is controversial. However, they predict a natural thermohaline circulation (THC) slow-down starting in about the next decade, which could be enhanced by increasing greenhouse gases. Careful attribution of regional climate change between natural and anthropogenic causes ...
Science Assessment: - Convention on Biological Diversity
... The Earth is warming, with most of the warming of the last 50 years attributable to human activities; precipitation patterns are changing, and sea level is rising. The global mean surface temperature has increased by about 0.6 degrees Celsius over the last 100 years, and is projected to increase b ...
... The Earth is warming, with most of the warming of the last 50 years attributable to human activities; precipitation patterns are changing, and sea level is rising. The global mean surface temperature has increased by about 0.6 degrees Celsius over the last 100 years, and is projected to increase b ...
Document
... To me the question of the environment is more ominous than that of peace and war. We shall have regional conflicts and use of force, but world conflicts I do not believe will happen any longer. But the environment, that is a creeping danger. I’m ...
... To me the question of the environment is more ominous than that of peace and war. We shall have regional conflicts and use of force, but world conflicts I do not believe will happen any longer. But the environment, that is a creeping danger. I’m ...
Feb 27 RK - University of San Diego
... Sunspots are magnetic storms that appear as dark patches on sun’s surface Number and size are maximal every 11 years Solar output ca. 0.1% higher than normal during maxima ...
... Sunspots are magnetic storms that appear as dark patches on sun’s surface Number and size are maximal every 11 years Solar output ca. 0.1% higher than normal during maxima ...
3.1 – Intro to Climate Change
... climate = weather conditions that occur in a region, averaged over a long period of time o broader, more encompassing than weather o includes average temperatures, wind speeds, precipitation levels, humidity, etc. o ex: Ottawa’s climate is ……………………., whereas Mexico’s climate is ………………… climate has ...
... climate = weather conditions that occur in a region, averaged over a long period of time o broader, more encompassing than weather o includes average temperatures, wind speeds, precipitation levels, humidity, etc. o ex: Ottawa’s climate is ……………………., whereas Mexico’s climate is ………………… climate has ...
Slide 1
... Assumes that the most stable molecular shape has the electron pairs surrounding a central atom as far away from one another as possible ...
... Assumes that the most stable molecular shape has the electron pairs surrounding a central atom as far away from one another as possible ...
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.""