Why should health be a central argument in
... than the quite negative scenarios that are often put forward. The message is, a climatefriendly planet is a healthier planet. This said, there are also two negative messages from public health which we see as warning signs or guard-rails for climate policy-makers. The first of them states that there ...
... than the quite negative scenarios that are often put forward. The message is, a climatefriendly planet is a healthier planet. This said, there are also two negative messages from public health which we see as warning signs or guard-rails for climate policy-makers. The first of them states that there ...
Understanding the impacts of climate change on economic behavior
... the early literature developed some initial techniques to measure potential severity. These methods measured what would happen to the current economy and society if the climate suddenly changed. Third, these potential severity studies revealed that it was possible that climate change impacts in seve ...
... the early literature developed some initial techniques to measure potential severity. These methods measured what would happen to the current economy and society if the climate suddenly changed. Third, these potential severity studies revealed that it was possible that climate change impacts in seve ...
Climate Economics: The Literature and its Utility
... position with that of William Nordhaus who, he mentioned, had found “that only modest action is warranted.” William Nordhaus himself considered: “The need to address the potential issues raised by future climate change is one of the most challenging economic problems of today, and it is daunting for ...
... position with that of William Nordhaus who, he mentioned, had found “that only modest action is warranted.” William Nordhaus himself considered: “The need to address the potential issues raised by future climate change is one of the most challenging economic problems of today, and it is daunting for ...
Written Testimony for the House Committee on Science, Space, and... Hearing on “Examining the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...
... greenhouse gases. Indeed, the Committee, under the direction of Jerry North, with the report writing subgroup led by Susan Hassol, was clearly motivated to produce a Statement of this one particular view. Under his leadership, other views were never given an adequate opportunity to be discussed. The ...
... greenhouse gases. Indeed, the Committee, under the direction of Jerry North, with the report writing subgroup led by Susan Hassol, was clearly motivated to produce a Statement of this one particular view. Under his leadership, other views were never given an adequate opportunity to be discussed. The ...
Climate sensitivity of the Earth to solar irradiance
... This value of f is consistent with that from positive water vapor feedback [Lindzen, 1994] and the delayed oscillator process proposed by White et al. [2002]. [15] Our measured value for the response time of a few months is at variance with tens of years estimated in some energy-balance models invol ...
... This value of f is consistent with that from positive water vapor feedback [Lindzen, 1994] and the delayed oscillator process proposed by White et al. [2002]. [15] Our measured value for the response time of a few months is at variance with tens of years estimated in some energy-balance models invol ...
5 Determinants of Crop Growth and Yield in a Changing Climate
... globally precipitation is likely to increase, with large spatial and temporal variation. These changes in precipitation, especially increased frequency of heavy rainfall events, would lead to increased probability of droughts and floods, in turn, affecting food production stability. Frost causes sign ...
... globally precipitation is likely to increase, with large spatial and temporal variation. These changes in precipitation, especially increased frequency of heavy rainfall events, would lead to increased probability of droughts and floods, in turn, affecting food production stability. Frost causes sign ...
Annex 3. CHIESA Communication Plan 2014
... 2015, but the Steering Committee of the project has decided to apply a no-cost extension from the donor for six additional months (until December 2015) to finalize the work and to achieve the set objectives. The performance under the research-oriented work packages has progressed at different rate b ...
... 2015, but the Steering Committee of the project has decided to apply a no-cost extension from the donor for six additional months (until December 2015) to finalize the work and to achieve the set objectives. The performance under the research-oriented work packages has progressed at different rate b ...
Chap 6 Forcing and feedback
... Positive feedback loop Let’s assume that α(T) = 0.6-(T-243.7)/150. T4=S(1-α(T))/4 ; 4th-order polynomial. ...
... Positive feedback loop Let’s assume that α(T) = 0.6-(T-243.7)/150. T4=S(1-α(T))/4 ; 4th-order polynomial. ...
Global Warming: Scientific Basis and Christian Responses
... has accelerated with time. As we can see from the Vostok ice core record (Figure 3), CO2 concentrations have varied between 180 and 280 ppmv over the last half million years. Thus, current values are the highest that have occurred in more than 500,000 years. Natural variations in CO2 concentrations ...
... has accelerated with time. As we can see from the Vostok ice core record (Figure 3), CO2 concentrations have varied between 180 and 280 ppmv over the last half million years. Thus, current values are the highest that have occurred in more than 500,000 years. Natural variations in CO2 concentrations ...
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... this region, a feature observed in simulations of a number of other regional climate models. Second, HadRM3 projects temperatures to become even more positively skewed with time over northern continental Europe. The transfer functions used here have not accounted for such differences in shape, and h ...
... this region, a feature observed in simulations of a number of other regional climate models. Second, HadRM3 projects temperatures to become even more positively skewed with time over northern continental Europe. The transfer functions used here have not accounted for such differences in shape, and h ...
univERsity oF copEnhAGEn
... ers of the first weather model intentionally ignored any vertical movement of air, fully aware of the fact that this simplification was far from realistic. Such simplifications in complex computer models are typical of this kind of model construction. Since there is no clear answer to the questio ...
... ers of the first weather model intentionally ignored any vertical movement of air, fully aware of the fact that this simplification was far from realistic. Such simplifications in complex computer models are typical of this kind of model construction. Since there is no clear answer to the questio ...
toward a new generation of world climate research and
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has alerted society to the risk the world faces from climate change, and governments are formulating climate-change-related policies. However, formulating cost-effective and responsible mitigation and adaptation strategies raises questions about s ...
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has alerted society to the risk the world faces from climate change, and governments are formulating climate-change-related policies. However, formulating cost-effective and responsible mitigation and adaptation strategies raises questions about s ...
Chemical forcing of climate - Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling Group
... forcing from greenhouse gases • The extent to which this regional radiative forcing translates into regional climate response is not understood ...
... forcing from greenhouse gases • The extent to which this regional radiative forcing translates into regional climate response is not understood ...
A Unified Approach to Address Water-Climate Related Issues
... Climate change has added another formidable challenge, and although the impacts are currently far from certain, they are unlikely to be favourable. Asian region possessed diverse climatic, environmental and socio-economic conditions; each subject to unique impacts and risks as climate changes. Highl ...
... Climate change has added another formidable challenge, and although the impacts are currently far from certain, they are unlikely to be favourable. Asian region possessed diverse climatic, environmental and socio-economic conditions; each subject to unique impacts and risks as climate changes. Highl ...
Preliminary preparatory meeting for next COP 23
... treaty to replace Kyoto, which is set to expire in 2012, falls apart amid disputes between rich and poor countries over who should do what, due to the fact that many poor countries need their big Co2 emitting economies so that they may become MEDC’s, this treaty once again failed to convey what coun ...
... treaty to replace Kyoto, which is set to expire in 2012, falls apart amid disputes between rich and poor countries over who should do what, due to the fact that many poor countries need their big Co2 emitting economies so that they may become MEDC’s, this treaty once again failed to convey what coun ...
Climate Change notes
... (The up and down zigzags are from regular wintersummer fluctuations.) Figure 12.6 Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings ...
... (The up and down zigzags are from regular wintersummer fluctuations.) Figure 12.6 Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings ...
CLIMATE CHANGE TRENDS IN SOME ROMANIAN VITICULTURAL
... The evolution of temperature indicators, more pronounced in the north of Romania, clearly shows a gradual warming trend, mainly during the growing season, especially during the ripening of the grapes. There have been highlighted relatively large differences between the values of the main bioclimatic ...
... The evolution of temperature indicators, more pronounced in the north of Romania, clearly shows a gradual warming trend, mainly during the growing season, especially during the ripening of the grapes. There have been highlighted relatively large differences between the values of the main bioclimatic ...
06-lovejoy.doc:chevalier 24/11/04
... summers and earlier snow-melt lead to dryer environments and higher fire vulnerability. It is also possible that there will be an increase in the number of fiercely intense tropical cyclones in the future, although there still is some scientific debate on the question. ...
... summers and earlier snow-melt lead to dryer environments and higher fire vulnerability. It is also possible that there will be an increase in the number of fiercely intense tropical cyclones in the future, although there still is some scientific debate on the question. ...
Phenology as a management tool to forecast climate
... understand how climate change is affecting ecosystems and to improve predictions of how ecosystems might respond to future climate change. Recently, researchers have shown that phenological responses to climate change and phylogenetic relationships are linked to changes in abundance and invasiveness ...
... understand how climate change is affecting ecosystems and to improve predictions of how ecosystems might respond to future climate change. Recently, researchers have shown that phenological responses to climate change and phylogenetic relationships are linked to changes in abundance and invasiveness ...
Climate change to shift global pattern of mild weather
... expected to be in Africa, Asia and Latin America, seasons last longer. where some regions could see 15 to 50 fewer days of mild weather a year by the end of the century. "We believe improving the public understanding of These are also areas where NOAA and partner how climate change will affect somet ...
... expected to be in Africa, Asia and Latin America, seasons last longer. where some regions could see 15 to 50 fewer days of mild weather a year by the end of the century. "We believe improving the public understanding of These are also areas where NOAA and partner how climate change will affect somet ...
DON’T BLOCK UP THE HALL LEIDY KLOTZ
... Our Peaceful Revolution Before becoming infested with too much so-called “expertise” or cynicism, young people must act. Thanks to those who have come before, you need not spend your valuable time taking ice cores; you can study the science and act on that knowledge. Thomas Jefferson thought that e ...
... Our Peaceful Revolution Before becoming infested with too much so-called “expertise” or cynicism, young people must act. Thanks to those who have come before, you need not spend your valuable time taking ice cores; you can study the science and act on that knowledge. Thomas Jefferson thought that e ...
positive feedbacks and climate runaway
... slow response of the global average temperature to changes in CO2 concentrations; the oceans take a long time to heat up. The projected future temperature changes shown may be underestimated because they assume that the fraction of CO2 taken up by oceans and plants remains constant and that sudden l ...
... slow response of the global average temperature to changes in CO2 concentrations; the oceans take a long time to heat up. The projected future temperature changes shown may be underestimated because they assume that the fraction of CO2 taken up by oceans and plants remains constant and that sudden l ...
Implementation of Alternative Energy Sources (set budget)
... work on every level to fight climate change and defend the environment. This committee will be tasked with picking three projects for UNEP to complete. Delegates will need to weigh their countries’ role, concerns, and initiatives when deciding what to support. Remember all nations view climate chang ...
... work on every level to fight climate change and defend the environment. This committee will be tasked with picking three projects for UNEP to complete. Delegates will need to weigh their countries’ role, concerns, and initiatives when deciding what to support. Remember all nations view climate chang ...
The Denial of Global Warming
... temperature increase was the prospect of “polar amplification”—that warming would be greater, maybe a lot greater, at the poles. In their model, the poles warmed by 10°C to 12°C—a colossal amount.13 None of this was new. Professional climate modelers had already published papers that said pretty muc ...
... temperature increase was the prospect of “polar amplification”—that warming would be greater, maybe a lot greater, at the poles. In their model, the poles warmed by 10°C to 12°C—a colossal amount.13 None of this was new. Professional climate modelers had already published papers that said pretty muc ...
Climatic changes (Franck Roux) - Severe Weather Information Centre
... how TCs have varied during the instrumental record (3) For the other basins (N& S Indian, SW & NE Pacific), reliable estimates of TCs only exist for the satellite era (>1970). ! Geostationay satellite coverage over the Indian ocean started in 1998 ! Before the early 1980s, the Dvorak Technique [Dvor ...
... how TCs have varied during the instrumental record (3) For the other basins (N& S Indian, SW & NE Pacific), reliable estimates of TCs only exist for the satellite era (>1970). ! Geostationay satellite coverage over the Indian ocean started in 1998 ! Before the early 1980s, the Dvorak Technique [Dvor ...
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.""