Uncertainty and Complexity: Thresholds in Climate Change
... know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don't know we don't know. - Donald Rumsfeld (2002) ...
... know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don't know we don't know. - Donald Rumsfeld (2002) ...
Student Worksheet: Climate Change Study Guide
... What is the relationship between greenhouse gases and temperatures? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Describe three exam ...
... What is the relationship between greenhouse gases and temperatures? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Describe three exam ...
Climate change and Australia - The Australian Collaboration
... temperatures, also referred to as ‘global warming’. In 2007, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC ), made up of the world’s leading climate researchers, released its fourth assessment report concluding that the global average surface temperature increased by at least 0. ...
... temperatures, also referred to as ‘global warming’. In 2007, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC ), made up of the world’s leading climate researchers, released its fourth assessment report concluding that the global average surface temperature increased by at least 0. ...
Climate Change and Alaskan Wetlands
... Climate change is not just a theoretical concept or model. It's real--and Alaskans are witnessing its effects in their communities. A recent opinion poll showed that most Alaskans believe global warming is already causing or accelerating the loss of sea ice (83%) melting permafrost (82%), eroding co ...
... Climate change is not just a theoretical concept or model. It's real--and Alaskans are witnessing its effects in their communities. A recent opinion poll showed that most Alaskans believe global warming is already causing or accelerating the loss of sea ice (83%) melting permafrost (82%), eroding co ...
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... your organization/programme objectives/contributions? • Value of an international climate research enterprise vs National implementation – The major activity of WCRP should be to bring together international scientists in sharing data and resources. Such activities are difficult for individual natio ...
... your organization/programme objectives/contributions? • Value of an international climate research enterprise vs National implementation – The major activity of WCRP should be to bring together international scientists in sharing data and resources. Such activities are difficult for individual natio ...
Climate Change and Infectious Disease: Stormy Weather
... outbreaks of Ross River virus disease. Ross River virus is mosquito borne, and, although the disease is little known outside of Australia, is found in nearly all parts of the continent. Infection can produce disabling polyarthritis, and there is no specific treatment. In southeast Australia, Ross Ri ...
... outbreaks of Ross River virus disease. Ross River virus is mosquito borne, and, although the disease is little known outside of Australia, is found in nearly all parts of the continent. Infection can produce disabling polyarthritis, and there is no specific treatment. In southeast Australia, Ross Ri ...
international association of meteorology and atmospheric
... coordinated the Finnish part of the preparation of the 4th IPCC Assessment Report. FMI coordinated a Nordic project called NORDKLIM concerning climate change and adaptation between the Nordic meteorological institutes. FMI also ...
... coordinated the Finnish part of the preparation of the 4th IPCC Assessment Report. FMI coordinated a Nordic project called NORDKLIM concerning climate change and adaptation between the Nordic meteorological institutes. FMI also ...
et al. - WordPress.com
... 3. To incorporate land-cover change projections. 4. To evaluate prediction behavior with CSIRO and HADCM3 climatic models and other scenarios available. 5. To evaluate the role of protected areas to secure Andean-bear habitat. ...
... 3. To incorporate land-cover change projections. 4. To evaluate prediction behavior with CSIRO and HADCM3 climatic models and other scenarios available. 5. To evaluate the role of protected areas to secure Andean-bear habitat. ...
Climate models at their limit? - UNDP Climate Change Adaptation
... that can usually be managed with available computing time. Although their average results matched well with IPCC projections, more extreme results, including warming of up to 4 °C by 2050, seemed just as likely6. As computing power becomes more accessible, that ‘hidden’ uncertainty will become even ...
... that can usually be managed with available computing time. Although their average results matched well with IPCC projections, more extreme results, including warming of up to 4 °C by 2050, seemed just as likely6. As computing power becomes more accessible, that ‘hidden’ uncertainty will become even ...
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... miles, is the largest conservation area in the United States and among the largest marine protected areas in the world. In 2010 Papahānaumokuākea was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site for its outstanding natural and cultural features. As discussed at the workshop, the wildlife and other natura ...
... miles, is the largest conservation area in the United States and among the largest marine protected areas in the world. In 2010 Papahānaumokuākea was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site for its outstanding natural and cultural features. As discussed at the workshop, the wildlife and other natura ...
National Geographic: Six Degrees Could Change the World (2007
... the World serves as a sort of nonfiction counterpoint. As NASA climate scientist James Hansen cautions, even two degrees Celsius represents a tipping point (from which there is no return). Based on Mark Lynas's Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet and narrated by Alec Baldwin, the program roam ...
... the World serves as a sort of nonfiction counterpoint. As NASA climate scientist James Hansen cautions, even two degrees Celsius represents a tipping point (from which there is no return). Based on Mark Lynas's Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet and narrated by Alec Baldwin, the program roam ...
Are the measurements accurate enough to reliably show changes in
... each other closely, both for recent data (leF) and data for many thousands of years obtained from ice cores (right). ...
... each other closely, both for recent data (leF) and data for many thousands of years obtained from ice cores (right). ...
document - UNotes
... The last point may be contrasted with pseudo-models: ones that are designed to fit reality by changing parameter values when the model’s output does not accurately describe observed phenomena — in order to obtain a desired output. The ad hoc addition of sulphate cooling in climate models, required t ...
... The last point may be contrasted with pseudo-models: ones that are designed to fit reality by changing parameter values when the model’s output does not accurately describe observed phenomena — in order to obtain a desired output. The ad hoc addition of sulphate cooling in climate models, required t ...
Climate Services - American Meteorological Society
... overdevelopment in coastal regions, and regions with limited water supply • Income inequality growing within nations and between nations ...
... overdevelopment in coastal regions, and regions with limited water supply • Income inequality growing within nations and between nations ...
TECHNOLOGY NEEDS ASSESSMENT
... – STREAM is a spatial hydrological model that allows for assessing hydrological impacts due to changes in climate and socio economic drivers. – STREAM is set up according to a policy analytic framework and ensures a structured approach for an entire river basin including the coastal zone. – STREAM u ...
... – STREAM is a spatial hydrological model that allows for assessing hydrological impacts due to changes in climate and socio economic drivers. – STREAM is set up according to a policy analytic framework and ensures a structured approach for an entire river basin including the coastal zone. – STREAM u ...
Hot research on roasted lizards - The International Biogeography
... function of maximum temperature. While this approach does not include as much mechanistic detail as a full physical model, like Kearney et al.’s, it is noteworthy for integrating an environmental niche model, ecophysiological traits, and extinction probabilities. This simplification allowed generali ...
... function of maximum temperature. While this approach does not include as much mechanistic detail as a full physical model, like Kearney et al.’s, it is noteworthy for integrating an environmental niche model, ecophysiological traits, and extinction probabilities. This simplification allowed generali ...
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... – third, mix in some visible direct action to create a media buzz what Greenpeace likes to call ‘global opera’.” • “For fifteen years, environmental activists, myself included, have been pursuing this tried-and-tested model. Our call to action has been made against a backdrop of serious warnings fro ...
... – third, mix in some visible direct action to create a media buzz what Greenpeace likes to call ‘global opera’.” • “For fifteen years, environmental activists, myself included, have been pursuing this tried-and-tested model. Our call to action has been made against a backdrop of serious warnings fro ...
ClimateChangeintheHudsonValley
... Your carbon footprint is the impact your lifestyle choices have on the earth. Two of the biggest contributors are your driving and travel habits, and your electricity use at home. Other impacts come from your diet and the products you buy. Have you stopped to consider your personal contribution to c ...
... Your carbon footprint is the impact your lifestyle choices have on the earth. Two of the biggest contributors are your driving and travel habits, and your electricity use at home. Other impacts come from your diet and the products you buy. Have you stopped to consider your personal contribution to c ...
Climate Models - Climate Wizard
... some models, simulation of marine low-level clouds, which are important for correctly simulating sea surface temperature and cloud feedback in a changing climate, has also improved. Nevertheless, important deficiencies remain in the simulation of clouds and tropical precipitation (with their import ...
... some models, simulation of marine low-level clouds, which are important for correctly simulating sea surface temperature and cloud feedback in a changing climate, has also improved. Nevertheless, important deficiencies remain in the simulation of clouds and tropical precipitation (with their import ...
PPT - unece
... • Article 1: “…a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods. ...
... • Article 1: “…a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods. ...
CONF/105/C - Inter-Parliamentary Union
... We underscore that the mobilization of financial resources and the transfer of technology by developed country Parties as pledged under the UNFCCC are crucial to dealing with climate change and require that governance issues and institutional arrangements be dealt with transparently and efficiently, ...
... We underscore that the mobilization of financial resources and the transfer of technology by developed country Parties as pledged under the UNFCCC are crucial to dealing with climate change and require that governance issues and institutional arrangements be dealt with transparently and efficiently, ...
Climate change impacts on Pacific Northwest Hydrology
... • The hydrological cycle of the western United States is expected to be significantly affected by climate change (IPCC-AR4 report). Rising temperature and changes in the frequency and magnitude of precipitation events are anticipated to affect crop production, water availability and quality, and flo ...
... • The hydrological cycle of the western United States is expected to be significantly affected by climate change (IPCC-AR4 report). Rising temperature and changes in the frequency and magnitude of precipitation events are anticipated to affect crop production, water availability and quality, and flo ...
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.""