misconceptions: barriers to improved climate literacy
... feedbacks. Improved climate literacy requires knowledge of the nature of science as a way of knowing and the scientific foundations that drive important processes within the climate system (Rebich and Gautier, 2005; Gautier et al., 2006; Parker et al., 2008). Ongoing rapid warming in high latitudes ...
... feedbacks. Improved climate literacy requires knowledge of the nature of science as a way of knowing and the scientific foundations that drive important processes within the climate system (Rebich and Gautier, 2005; Gautier et al., 2006; Parker et al., 2008). Ongoing rapid warming in high latitudes ...
Civilization 30 yrs of Climate Part1
... • Hydro - all used up in most countries • Solar - equally variable as wind, cannot store • Tidal - very dilute, far from consumers - all unreliable, no use for base load • Nuclear - well proven, 60 year record, far fewer fatalities than coal BUT opposition in many countries ...
... • Hydro - all used up in most countries • Solar - equally variable as wind, cannot store • Tidal - very dilute, far from consumers - all unreliable, no use for base load • Nuclear - well proven, 60 year record, far fewer fatalities than coal BUT opposition in many countries ...
Proven drought adaptation measures.The sissala district
... rainfall, temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, sunshine hours and solar radiation are 1033 mm, 28.1oC, 61%, 138 km/day, 7.3 hours and 19.6 MJ/m2/day respectively. Potential evaporation is 1720 mm per annum and the annual aridity index is 0.60. ...
... rainfall, temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, sunshine hours and solar radiation are 1033 mm, 28.1oC, 61%, 138 km/day, 7.3 hours and 19.6 MJ/m2/day respectively. Potential evaporation is 1720 mm per annum and the annual aridity index is 0.60. ...
Adaptation to climate change in the countries of the Lower Mekong
... and frequency of extreme events. Seasonal water shortages, droughts and floods may become more common and more severe, as may saltwater intrusion. Such changes are expected to affect natural ecosystems and agriculture and food production, and exacerbate the problems of supplying increased food deman ...
... and frequency of extreme events. Seasonal water shortages, droughts and floods may become more common and more severe, as may saltwater intrusion. Such changes are expected to affect natural ecosystems and agriculture and food production, and exacerbate the problems of supplying increased food deman ...
Presentation during Rio+20
... The IRD is a French research institute which, working with Southern partners, addresses international development issues. ...
... The IRD is a French research institute which, working with Southern partners, addresses international development issues. ...
AISL poster 8-22-14 - Geological Society of America
... Television news broadcasts are a primary source of information for the public on recent and ongoing climate changes. Broadcast meteorologists, who also serve as science correspondents for many news stations, are well positioned to communicate climate science to the public. However, despite position ...
... Television news broadcasts are a primary source of information for the public on recent and ongoing climate changes. Broadcast meteorologists, who also serve as science correspondents for many news stations, are well positioned to communicate climate science to the public. However, despite position ...
VLAB_CC_CV_SM_ct (1)
... the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer. • Change in climate over time can be due to natural variability or as a result of human activity. Source: IPCC 2007 Fourth Assessment Report ...
... the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer. • Change in climate over time can be due to natural variability or as a result of human activity. Source: IPCC 2007 Fourth Assessment Report ...
Politics - Wave 2 - TGFL - NDI
... essentially determine the magnitude of eventual impacts and whether the Anthropocene is a short-term, relatively minor change from the current climate or an extreme deviation that lasts thousands of years.The scientists say atmospheric concentration of CO2 has risen about 35% since 1750 and is now a ...
... essentially determine the magnitude of eventual impacts and whether the Anthropocene is a short-term, relatively minor change from the current climate or an extreme deviation that lasts thousands of years.The scientists say atmospheric concentration of CO2 has risen about 35% since 1750 and is now a ...
Unit 4 Test - Rocky View Schools
... 17. Which statement best describes a structural adaptation? (a) Birds migrate south to avoid a cold winter. (b) A ground squirrel’s heart rate slows during hibernation. (c) Snakes sunbathe during the day to increase their body temperature. (d) The large ears of the desert rat give off heat. 18. Whic ...
... 17. Which statement best describes a structural adaptation? (a) Birds migrate south to avoid a cold winter. (b) A ground squirrel’s heart rate slows during hibernation. (c) Snakes sunbathe during the day to increase their body temperature. (d) The large ears of the desert rat give off heat. 18. Whic ...
The Viet Nam Green Growth Strategy
... Existing Growth model of Vietnam based on: Extensive exploitation of natural resources; Investment from Government (including ODA) and foreign direct investment; Low competitiveness; Social and Environmental Challenges: Many MDGs have been achieved but still fragile; Low quality of life due to pollu ...
... Existing Growth model of Vietnam based on: Extensive exploitation of natural resources; Investment from Government (including ODA) and foreign direct investment; Low competitiveness; Social and Environmental Challenges: Many MDGs have been achieved but still fragile; Low quality of life due to pollu ...
Saint Lucia`s iNDC
... reforestation projects. While estimates of potential greenhouse gas emission reductions have not been included in the iNDC, preliminary information indicates that LULUCF projects could potentially contribute as much as 4% additional emission reductions relative to the BAU by ...
... reforestation projects. While estimates of potential greenhouse gas emission reductions have not been included in the iNDC, preliminary information indicates that LULUCF projects could potentially contribute as much as 4% additional emission reductions relative to the BAU by ...
ENG - UN CC:Learn
... CDM is a market mechanism under the Kyoto protocol to encourage mitigation Allows countries with emission-reduction commitments under the Kyoto Protocol to implement an emission-reduction project in developing countries Funding is provided by the Annex I country Projects must provide emission reduct ...
... CDM is a market mechanism under the Kyoto protocol to encourage mitigation Allows countries with emission-reduction commitments under the Kyoto Protocol to implement an emission-reduction project in developing countries Funding is provided by the Annex I country Projects must provide emission reduct ...
1 Changes in Hurricane Climatology in Recent Decades Anais Orsi
... (HFCs) and perfluorocarbons (PFCs), have been identified as potential long-term replacements for ODSs because they contain neither bromine nor chlorine, which are ultimately responsible for ...
... (HFCs) and perfluorocarbons (PFCs), have been identified as potential long-term replacements for ODSs because they contain neither bromine nor chlorine, which are ultimately responsible for ...
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... greenhouse gas emissions, the results of which were published in Moving Towards a Climate Neutral UN in December 2009. In 2010 the IMG mandate was expanded to include wider sustainability issues and procurement. The IMG on Sustainability Management first met in February 2010, and is supported day-to ...
... greenhouse gas emissions, the results of which were published in Moving Towards a Climate Neutral UN in December 2009. In 2010 the IMG mandate was expanded to include wider sustainability issues and procurement. The IMG on Sustainability Management first met in February 2010, and is supported day-to ...
Tropical Cyclones and Climate Change in a High Resolution
... • Impacts on the climate system, removing heat and moisture from the ocean affecting large scale circulation. ...
... • Impacts on the climate system, removing heat and moisture from the ocean affecting large scale circulation. ...
arctic monitoring and assessment programme
... assessing the changes based on projected futures (trends and model projections) ...
... assessing the changes based on projected futures (trends and model projections) ...
Organisational Baseline for Uganda Hoima (Click - CCAFS
... activities in the above three subsections are climate change related activities. They have been listed because they do relate to climate change; however, in most cases they may be being implemented for other reasons, such as to improve agricultural productivity or to overcome natural year to year va ...
... activities in the above three subsections are climate change related activities. They have been listed because they do relate to climate change; however, in most cases they may be being implemented for other reasons, such as to improve agricultural productivity or to overcome natural year to year va ...
Carbon Footprint
... information regarding the new LPG-fuelled or hybrid vehicles, less polluting than the older petrol-powered or dieselpowered cars. In fact, if you think about it, more and more frequently, advertisements mention products which are ecological, have a low environmental impact or low emissions. Why is t ...
... information regarding the new LPG-fuelled or hybrid vehicles, less polluting than the older petrol-powered or dieselpowered cars. In fact, if you think about it, more and more frequently, advertisements mention products which are ecological, have a low environmental impact or low emissions. Why is t ...
Sex and Human Behavior in the Thought of Freud
... As documented in the ancient writings of the physicians and philosophers from the fifth century BCE, it became known that various human diseases required specific temperatures or moisture conditions in order to affect the human body. Other forms of diseases could only be transmitted to people if par ...
... As documented in the ancient writings of the physicians and philosophers from the fifth century BCE, it became known that various human diseases required specific temperatures or moisture conditions in order to affect the human body. Other forms of diseases could only be transmitted to people if par ...
20080102-Karl-ESIP-Winter-Mtg-Climate
... total rainfall coming from heavy and very heavy events and fewer events. Based on data from a worldwide distribution of observing stations, but each with the same ...
... total rainfall coming from heavy and very heavy events and fewer events. Based on data from a worldwide distribution of observing stations, but each with the same ...
climate change notes/questions 2
... Source: Measurements (1958 through 2008) are from Mauna Loa as reported by Pieter Tans of NOAA (http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/). Other ice core data from: (1) Neftel, A., H. Friedli, E. Moor, H. Lötscher, H. Oeschger, U. Siegenthaler, and B. Stauffer. 1994. Historical CO2 record from the ...
... Source: Measurements (1958 through 2008) are from Mauna Loa as reported by Pieter Tans of NOAA (http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/). Other ice core data from: (1) Neftel, A., H. Friedli, E. Moor, H. Lötscher, H. Oeschger, U. Siegenthaler, and B. Stauffer. 1994. Historical CO2 record from the ...
article
... warming is caused by human activity. They explain the sources of scientific knowledge about climate change as well as the basis for the models scientists use to predict how the climate will behave in the future. Although they acknowledge the large degree of uncertainty that surrounds predictions of ...
... warming is caused by human activity. They explain the sources of scientific knowledge about climate change as well as the basis for the models scientists use to predict how the climate will behave in the future. Although they acknowledge the large degree of uncertainty that surrounds predictions of ...
Geographies of Race and Food
... deep divisions through the negotiating parties at the 2009 COP 15 summit at Copenhagen, and it is likely to become increasingly intense as the impacts of climate change grow more severe. In April 2010, the British lawyer, Polly Higgins added to the debates about global responsibilities for climate c ...
... deep divisions through the negotiating parties at the 2009 COP 15 summit at Copenhagen, and it is likely to become increasingly intense as the impacts of climate change grow more severe. In April 2010, the British lawyer, Polly Higgins added to the debates about global responsibilities for climate c ...
Sustainable Drylands Management - International Institute for
... Home to over two billion people living in some 100 countries, drylands cover almost 40 per cent of the world’s land area. While not as arid as deserts, drylands are characterized by their limited water supply, low and highly variable rainfall, and recurrent drought. Even where surface waters accumul ...
... Home to over two billion people living in some 100 countries, drylands cover almost 40 per cent of the world’s land area. While not as arid as deserts, drylands are characterized by their limited water supply, low and highly variable rainfall, and recurrent drought. Even where surface waters accumul ...
LAO The Governor’s Climate Change Initiative Presented To:
... GHG reduction targets for 2010 and 2020 will result in GHG emissions that are 11 percent and 25 percent, respectively, below that which would otherwise occur. As directed by the executive order, the Secretary for Environmental Protection formed the Climate Action Team (CAT), comprised of represent ...
... GHG reduction targets for 2010 and 2020 will result in GHG emissions that are 11 percent and 25 percent, respectively, below that which would otherwise occur. As directed by the executive order, the Secretary for Environmental Protection formed the Climate Action Team (CAT), comprised of represent ...
Solar radiation management
Solar radiation management (SRM) projects (proposed and theoretical) are a type of climate engineering which seek to reflect sunlight and thus reduce global warming. Proposed examples include the creation of stratospheric sulfate aerosols. They would not reduce greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, and thus do not address problems such as ocean acidification caused by excess carbon dioxide (CO2). Their principal advantages as an approach to climate engineering is the speed with which they can be deployed and become fully active, as well as their potential low financial cost. By comparison, other climate engineering techniques based on greenhouse gas remediation, such as ocean iron fertilization, need to sequester the anthropogenic carbon excess before any reversal of global warming would occur. Solar radiation management projects can therefore be used as a climate engineering ""quick fix"" while levels of greenhouse gases can be brought under control by greenhouse gas remediation techniques.