Career opportunities for geophysics and seismology
... continental margins whilst others investigate mid-ocean ridges and hotspots. Whilst volcanoes provide an important insight into the functioning of plate tectonics and the internal composition of our Earth, it is also important to understand them in order to make predictions about when they will erup ...
... continental margins whilst others investigate mid-ocean ridges and hotspots. Whilst volcanoes provide an important insight into the functioning of plate tectonics and the internal composition of our Earth, it is also important to understand them in order to make predictions about when they will erup ...
Vol.12, No.1, 2012
... the rate of decrease recorded over the last 2 to 3 decades at several monitoring sites in the Pacific and the Atlantic. The observed decreases range between 0.09 units per decade for the Canary Islands and the Caribbean to 0.04 for Bermuda. The slowest rate of change in Bermuda already exceeds 32 (5 ...
... the rate of decrease recorded over the last 2 to 3 decades at several monitoring sites in the Pacific and the Atlantic. The observed decreases range between 0.09 units per decade for the Canary Islands and the Caribbean to 0.04 for Bermuda. The slowest rate of change in Bermuda already exceeds 32 (5 ...
P U S - Center for Science and Technology Policy Research
... of ‘orthodoxy’ and climate skeptics as ‘brave dissidents against an oppressive set of beliefs’ (2010: 704). In this way, conservative media are signaling to viewers who they should or shouldn’t trust as sources of information on climate change on the basis of shared values. Non-conservative American ...
... of ‘orthodoxy’ and climate skeptics as ‘brave dissidents against an oppressive set of beliefs’ (2010: 704). In this way, conservative media are signaling to viewers who they should or shouldn’t trust as sources of information on climate change on the basis of shared values. Non-conservative American ...
Climate change effects on Mount Kenya`s Glaciers
... Tourism has attracted attention as both an important contributor to climate change through its greenhouse gas emissions, and as an industry that is potentially at high risk given the predicted changes in the global climate. The First Conference on Climate Change and Tourism convened by the World Tou ...
... Tourism has attracted attention as both an important contributor to climate change through its greenhouse gas emissions, and as an industry that is potentially at high risk given the predicted changes in the global climate. The First Conference on Climate Change and Tourism convened by the World Tou ...
Clear facts about Climate Change ISBN:91-620-8155-1
... To look into the issue of climate change, the UN set up the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, in 1988. The IPCC consists of several hundred scientists from various disciplines the world over and its main task is to analyse and evaluate climate system research on a regular basis. Its t ...
... To look into the issue of climate change, the UN set up the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, in 1988. The IPCC consists of several hundred scientists from various disciplines the world over and its main task is to analyse and evaluate climate system research on a regular basis. Its t ...
section home - Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
... that the fisheries & aquaculture sector could make more use of AR5, which is long and highly technical, if it were distilled into an accurate, accessible, timely, relevant and readable summary. Although the information presented here is a ‘translation’ of the key content relevant to this sector from ...
... that the fisheries & aquaculture sector could make more use of AR5, which is long and highly technical, if it were distilled into an accurate, accessible, timely, relevant and readable summary. Although the information presented here is a ‘translation’ of the key content relevant to this sector from ...
UKCP Paper
... avoid the kind of analysis that inspired Rubin’s remark that ‘a good Bayesian does better than a nonBayesian, but a bad Bayesian gets clobbered’ (cited in Good, 2009, 139). There may be many justifiable and interesting scientific reasons to construct probability forecasts, our criticism of them in t ...
... avoid the kind of analysis that inspired Rubin’s remark that ‘a good Bayesian does better than a nonBayesian, but a bad Bayesian gets clobbered’ (cited in Good, 2009, 139). There may be many justifiable and interesting scientific reasons to construct probability forecasts, our criticism of them in t ...
IPCC Working Group II IPCC-XIV/Doc. 6 (II), rev.1 Fifth Session (1.X
... X.1 Summary of the important issues in the Regional Impacts Special Report X.2 Baseline data, including climatic and socio-economic X.3 Regional scenarios X.4 Hydrology and water resources X.5 Ecosystems and agriculture, including food security X.6 Coastal zones and marine ecosystems, and sea-level ...
... X.1 Summary of the important issues in the Regional Impacts Special Report X.2 Baseline data, including climatic and socio-economic X.3 Regional scenarios X.4 Hydrology and water resources X.5 Ecosystems and agriculture, including food security X.6 Coastal zones and marine ecosystems, and sea-level ...
Climate change, development, poverty and economics
... International environmental negotiations Modelling and decision making Private sector adaptation, risk and insurance ...
... International environmental negotiations Modelling and decision making Private sector adaptation, risk and insurance ...
Environmental Changes Affecting the Andes of Ecuador
... (particularly N, S, P, and K) and acids (Boy et al. 2008), that are transported over long distances in the atmosphere. Especially Amazonia and even northern Africa are source regions for the nutrients that are transported to the mountain forests of Ecuador. Several authors showed that biomass burnin ...
... (particularly N, S, P, and K) and acids (Boy et al. 2008), that are transported over long distances in the atmosphere. Especially Amazonia and even northern Africa are source regions for the nutrients that are transported to the mountain forests of Ecuador. Several authors showed that biomass burnin ...
Challenges and Opportunities in Water Cycle Research: WCRP
... Questions (GSQs). These emerged from in depth discussions and subsequent circulation to all GEWEX Panel members for commentary. They were then posted on the GEWEX web ...
... Questions (GSQs). These emerged from in depth discussions and subsequent circulation to all GEWEX Panel members for commentary. They were then posted on the GEWEX web ...
Climate Threats: A More Inclusive Assessment Is Needed
... 1) mitigation—efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; 2) adaptation—increasing society’s capacity to cope with changes in climate; 3) geoengineering or climate engineering—additional, deliberate manipulation of the earth system that is intended to counteract at least some of the impacts of green ...
... 1) mitigation—efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; 2) adaptation—increasing society’s capacity to cope with changes in climate; 3) geoengineering or climate engineering—additional, deliberate manipulation of the earth system that is intended to counteract at least some of the impacts of green ...
PowerPoint Presentation - Climate of Atlantic Region
... Climate change in the Atlantic region has not followed the national warming trend of the past century and, in fact, a slight cooling trend has been experienced over the past 50 years. In winter, snowfalls are often heavy, but the snow cover melts completely several times over the course of the winte ...
... Climate change in the Atlantic region has not followed the national warming trend of the past century and, in fact, a slight cooling trend has been experienced over the past 50 years. In winter, snowfalls are often heavy, but the snow cover melts completely several times over the course of the winte ...
MediterraneanArea
... In general, fire risk will be higher during the summer, with the maximum increase in August in the North Mediterranean inland, Balkans, Maghreb, North Adriatic, central Spain and Turkey which seem to be the most vulnerable regions the South of France is as Spain, and Turkey which seem to be the mo ...
... In general, fire risk will be higher during the summer, with the maximum increase in August in the North Mediterranean inland, Balkans, Maghreb, North Adriatic, central Spain and Turkey which seem to be the most vulnerable regions the South of France is as Spain, and Turkey which seem to be the mo ...
Reinert et al. Reindeer Herding
... of Cambridge) & Ellen Inga Turi (University of Oslo) Paper presented to Living with climate change: are there limits to adaptation? Tyndall Centre for Climate Change and Royal Geographical Society, London, February 7-8, 2008. ...
... of Cambridge) & Ellen Inga Turi (University of Oslo) Paper presented to Living with climate change: are there limits to adaptation? Tyndall Centre for Climate Change and Royal Geographical Society, London, February 7-8, 2008. ...
Dangerous Degrees - The Climate Institute
... by 5% for every degree of warming.44 Even as rainfall is declining in southern Australia. The extent and frequency of exceptionally hot years and drought is on the rise.45 Drier conditions are also expected in southern Europe, much of Africa, and large parts of the Americas.46 In a 4°C world, runoff ...
... by 5% for every degree of warming.44 Even as rainfall is declining in southern Australia. The extent and frequency of exceptionally hot years and drought is on the rise.45 Drier conditions are also expected in southern Europe, much of Africa, and large parts of the Americas.46 In a 4°C world, runoff ...
powerpoint - Mitigation and Adaptation Research Institute (MARI)
... disaster is normally exaggerated because preparedness for this case is low. ...
... disaster is normally exaggerated because preparedness for this case is low. ...
Climate Dynamics and Global Change
... surface data are sparse. Trenberth et al (1992) have recently reviewed this situation, concluding that surface data from the late 19th century may be less reliable than claimed. Howcvcr, even without this caveat, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Houghton et al 1990) notes that the surf ...
... surface data are sparse. Trenberth et al (1992) have recently reviewed this situation, concluding that surface data from the late 19th century may be less reliable than claimed. Howcvcr, even without this caveat, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Houghton et al 1990) notes that the surf ...
Claiming and adjudicating on Mt Kilimanjaro`s
... recent years if only because of the ‘high stakes’ and ‘urgent decisions’ characteristics of post-normal science. In their 1993 article ‘Science for the Post-normal Age’, Funtowicz and Ravetz forsee four strategic roles for an enlarged community of experts in post-normal science practice: in commissi ...
... recent years if only because of the ‘high stakes’ and ‘urgent decisions’ characteristics of post-normal science. In their 1993 article ‘Science for the Post-normal Age’, Funtowicz and Ravetz forsee four strategic roles for an enlarged community of experts in post-normal science practice: in commissi ...
Business and Climate Change Issues: Discussion on Awareness and Motivational Factors
... and Pinkse, 2004) which is already become a reputational and strategic issue for businesses. Therefore, there has been an increase of business responses to climate change in terms of market and political strategies such as economic and policy responses for tackling climate change. For example, the C ...
... and Pinkse, 2004) which is already become a reputational and strategic issue for businesses. Therefore, there has been an increase of business responses to climate change in terms of market and political strategies such as economic and policy responses for tackling climate change. For example, the C ...
Challenges and Opportunities in Water Cycle Research
... needed most. Blended or hybrid satellite and in situ products are also growing in number and attempt to capitalize on the strengths of each. Some are produced in a model framework and may involve data assimilation. Nevertheless, with multiple products synthesized in the framework of the overall wate ...
... needed most. Blended or hybrid satellite and in situ products are also growing in number and attempt to capitalize on the strengths of each. Some are produced in a model framework and may involve data assimilation. Nevertheless, with multiple products synthesized in the framework of the overall wate ...
Can Reducing Black Carbon Emissions Counteract Global Warming?
... In part due to the scientific arguments against equivalence, BC reductions have not yet been assessed within a framework similar to that of CO2. Introducing a GWP for aerosols may be controversial, but it is useful for this preliminary inquiry. Within the limitations of current uncertainty, we can i ...
... In part due to the scientific arguments against equivalence, BC reductions have not yet been assessed within a framework similar to that of CO2. Introducing a GWP for aerosols may be controversial, but it is useful for this preliminary inquiry. Within the limitations of current uncertainty, we can i ...
Climatic Research Unit documents
Climatic Research Unit documents including thousands of e-mails and other computer files were stolen from a server at the Climatic Research Unit of the University of East Anglia in a hacking incident in November 2009. The documents were redistributed first through the blogosphere of global warming skeptics, and allegations were made that they indicated misconduct by leading climate scientists. A series of investigations rejected these allegations, while concluding that CRU scientists should have been more open with distributing data and methods on request. Precisely six committees investigated the allegations and published reports, finding no evidence of fraud or scientific misconduct. The scientific consensus that global warming is occurring as a result of human activity remained unchanged by the end of the investigations.The incident occurred shortly before the opening December 2009 Copenhagen global climate summit. It has prompted general discussion about increasing the openness of scientific data (though the majority of climate data have always been freely available). Scientists, scientific organisations, and government officials have stated that the incident does not affect the overall scientific case for climate change. Andrew Revkin reported in the New York Times that ""The evidence pointing to a growing human contribution to global warming is so widely accepted that the hacked material is unlikely to erode the overall argument.""