The greenhouse effect
... Topic 8: Energy, power, climate change 8.5 Greenhouse effect The greenhouse effect Describe the greenhouse effect. When solar radiation strikes a planet that has a gaseous atmosphere, the gases comprising the atmosphere can absorb infrared radiation (heat). The remainder of the incoming radiation ...
... Topic 8: Energy, power, climate change 8.5 Greenhouse effect The greenhouse effect Describe the greenhouse effect. When solar radiation strikes a planet that has a gaseous atmosphere, the gases comprising the atmosphere can absorb infrared radiation (heat). The remainder of the incoming radiation ...
Pat Toomey is Wrong for Pennsylvania
... than ever” that humans are actively changing the climate. Even the Pentagon has warned that climate change is a threat to national security. What’s more, nearly two-thirds of the American people – a record high – believe that man-made climate change is real. ...
... than ever” that humans are actively changing the climate. Even the Pentagon has warned that climate change is a threat to national security. What’s more, nearly two-thirds of the American people – a record high – believe that man-made climate change is real. ...
The Carbon Neutral Myth
... abundant oil underpins so much of our industrial economy means that the consequences of reaching this oil production peak could be enormous.1 With consumption levels in the global North far more intensive than those in the South, the most immediate and rational way to limit this chaos would be to ta ...
... abundant oil underpins so much of our industrial economy means that the consequences of reaching this oil production peak could be enormous.1 With consumption levels in the global North far more intensive than those in the South, the most immediate and rational way to limit this chaos would be to ta ...
Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change in the Biodiversity
... Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change (AIACC) enhances capabilities in the developing world for responding to climate change by building scientific and technical capacity, advancing scientific knowledge, and linking scientific and policy communities. These activities are supportin ...
... Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change (AIACC) enhances capabilities in the developing world for responding to climate change by building scientific and technical capacity, advancing scientific knowledge, and linking scientific and policy communities. These activities are supportin ...
Projected ocean warming creates a conservation challenge for river
... of blueback herring by a few weeks. River herring are repeat spawners that predominantly utilize natal rivers or lakes for spawning and as a nursery. Human development and dam construction has significantly limited access to historic spawning sites (Saunders et al., 2006; Hall et al., 2011, 2012). H ...
... of blueback herring by a few weeks. River herring are repeat spawners that predominantly utilize natal rivers or lakes for spawning and as a nursery. Human development and dam construction has significantly limited access to historic spawning sites (Saunders et al., 2006; Hall et al., 2011, 2012). H ...
10584_2011_45_MOESM1_ESM - Springer Static Content Server
... All articles that focused on mitigation strategies, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, energy efficiency techniques, and any intervention, strategy or assessment related to increasing carbon sinks and /or reducing carbon emissions. Sustainable Development only Articles documenting or assessi ...
... All articles that focused on mitigation strategies, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, energy efficiency techniques, and any intervention, strategy or assessment related to increasing carbon sinks and /or reducing carbon emissions. Sustainable Development only Articles documenting or assessi ...
Julie Wilk hydrology Scenario paper LAST
... important in regions where populations are particularly vulnerable, notably in the developing world, and where ecosystems are particularly sensitive to climate change. The development of such strategies first requires integrated assessments of climate change and variability on terrestrial systems. ...
... important in regions where populations are particularly vulnerable, notably in the developing world, and where ecosystems are particularly sensitive to climate change. The development of such strategies first requires integrated assessments of climate change and variability on terrestrial systems. ...
The coupled atmosphere–chemistry–ocean model SOCOL
... (Song and Robinson, 2004; Gerber et al., 2012), but the underlying coupling mechanisms of stratosphere–troposphere interactions are still debated (Thompson et al., 2006; Gerber et al., 2012). The winter climate at high latitudes is also closely related to modes of variability – the barotropic Northe ...
... (Song and Robinson, 2004; Gerber et al., 2012), but the underlying coupling mechanisms of stratosphere–troposphere interactions are still debated (Thompson et al., 2006; Gerber et al., 2012). The winter climate at high latitudes is also closely related to modes of variability – the barotropic Northe ...
Entire Report - Center for Climate and Energy
... If, for example, the total GHG emissions reduction required to meet a target were on the order of 10 or 15 percent, as would be the case if total GHG emissions in the United States were held at year 2000 levels through 2010, nearly all of the cost-effective reductions would come from the non-CO2 gr ...
... If, for example, the total GHG emissions reduction required to meet a target were on the order of 10 or 15 percent, as would be the case if total GHG emissions in the United States were held at year 2000 levels through 2010, nearly all of the cost-effective reductions would come from the non-CO2 gr ...
PETM: A Possible Analog to Modern Climate Change / Methane
... present rate of CO2 releases into Earth’s atmosphere. The onset of PETM was marked with temperatures increasing by several Celsius degrees, at least 5 C° (9 F°) during a time period of between 1000 and 10,000 years. The mass of increased carbon was sufficiently large to lower the pH ...
... present rate of CO2 releases into Earth’s atmosphere. The onset of PETM was marked with temperatures increasing by several Celsius degrees, at least 5 C° (9 F°) during a time period of between 1000 and 10,000 years. The mass of increased carbon was sufficiently large to lower the pH ...
Canada`s Marine Coasts in a Changing Climate – Chapter 5
... The environment and socio-economic characteristics of the northern coast are unique. Inhabited primarily by Indigenous populations living in small remote communities, Canada’s northern coastline is vast, representing more than 70% of all Canadian coasts. The presence of sea ice is a defining feature ...
... The environment and socio-economic characteristics of the northern coast are unique. Inhabited primarily by Indigenous populations living in small remote communities, Canada’s northern coastline is vast, representing more than 70% of all Canadian coasts. The presence of sea ice is a defining feature ...
a prediction market for climate outcomes
... severity of certain climate events, such as hurricanes or droughts, that occurred in the preceding year or some moving average of previous years. In addition to a carbon tax rate being set each year, an auction would be held each year for tradable permits to emit a ton of CO2 in separate, specific, ...
... severity of certain climate events, such as hurricanes or droughts, that occurred in the preceding year or some moving average of previous years. In addition to a carbon tax rate being set each year, an auction would be held each year for tradable permits to emit a ton of CO2 in separate, specific, ...
AICRPAM - NICRA Annual Report 2014-15
... The important feature of all these systems are identical - there is a field information facilitator (FIF), who communicates the status on crop growth, other information related to general crop conditions of the NICRA village to KVK. The inputs from multi-disciplinary team of KVK, guided by Program C ...
... The important feature of all these systems are identical - there is a field information facilitator (FIF), who communicates the status on crop growth, other information related to general crop conditions of the NICRA village to KVK. The inputs from multi-disciplinary team of KVK, guided by Program C ...
A NEPA Climate Paradox: Taking Greenhouse Gases into Account
... project-related GHG emissions. In Center for Biological Diversity v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,27 the Ninth Circuit ruled that the impact of GHG emissions on climate change is “precisely the kind of cumulative impact[] analysis that NEPA requires agencies to conduct.”28 Although ...
... project-related GHG emissions. In Center for Biological Diversity v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,27 the Ninth Circuit ruled that the impact of GHG emissions on climate change is “precisely the kind of cumulative impact[] analysis that NEPA requires agencies to conduct.”28 Although ...
Wally Was Right: Predictive Ability of the North Atlantic “Conveyor Belt” Hypothesis
... The relevant terminology is arcane at best. The summary here may prove useful, but does not provide formal definitions. Greenland ice-core records are often used as a type section of millennial climate change over the last ice age cycle owing to their high time resolution, multiproxy nature, and con ...
... The relevant terminology is arcane at best. The summary here may prove useful, but does not provide formal definitions. Greenland ice-core records are often used as a type section of millennial climate change over the last ice age cycle owing to their high time resolution, multiproxy nature, and con ...
a case study in the Italian Alp
... logistic problems of deriving daily GCM data. The files covering years 1980–89 of HadCM2 were empty and data acquisition for years 1960–89 of ECHAM4/OPYC3 was already in process. The second period of both GCMs covers the years 2070–99 and represents climate change due to increasing greenhouse gas co ...
... logistic problems of deriving daily GCM data. The files covering years 1980–89 of HadCM2 were empty and data acquisition for years 1960–89 of ECHAM4/OPYC3 was already in process. The second period of both GCMs covers the years 2070–99 and represents climate change due to increasing greenhouse gas co ...
The Land Use Model Intercomparison Project (LUMIP) contribution
... – Are there regional land-use or land-management strategies with the promise to help mitigate climate change? In addressing these questions, LUMIP will also address a range of more detailed science questions to get at processlevel attribution, uncertainty, data requirements, and other related issues ...
... – Are there regional land-use or land-management strategies with the promise to help mitigate climate change? In addressing these questions, LUMIP will also address a range of more detailed science questions to get at processlevel attribution, uncertainty, data requirements, and other related issues ...
task force on climate remediation research
... Geoengineering is controversial—indeed, the term itself is controversial because it is both broad and imprecise. The task force avoids using the term “geoengineering” in the body of this report.1 We prefer the term “climate remediation,” which describes technologies that are intentionally designed t ...
... Geoengineering is controversial—indeed, the term itself is controversial because it is both broad and imprecise. The task force avoids using the term “geoengineering” in the body of this report.1 We prefer the term “climate remediation,” which describes technologies that are intentionally designed t ...
The Ocean in a High-CO2 World
... with other factors, ocean acidification can affect reproduction, growth and mortality in fish populations. Early life stages, hence recruitment of young fish into the fish stock, may be particularly vulnerable. This is bad news because recruitment governs the dynamics of fish stock biomass. Observat ...
... with other factors, ocean acidification can affect reproduction, growth and mortality in fish populations. Early life stages, hence recruitment of young fish into the fish stock, may be particularly vulnerable. This is bad news because recruitment governs the dynamics of fish stock biomass. Observat ...
Green Finance Solves - UMKC Summer Debate Institute
... rather than detailed, least-cost plans. Designing the policies and programs that underlie the delivery of the NDCs is not easy, and will require the best expertise. International efforts to support such processes will need to be coordinated to prevent a tangles of overlapping technical assistance of ...
... rather than detailed, least-cost plans. Designing the policies and programs that underlie the delivery of the NDCs is not easy, and will require the best expertise. International efforts to support such processes will need to be coordinated to prevent a tangles of overlapping technical assistance of ...
The Third Oregon Climate Assessment Report
... Adaptation is necessary, as mitigation alone will not prevent serious impacts. In order to avoid negative impacts, now and in the future, we must both mitigate climate change and adapt to climate change. That is, we must try to reduce or even eliminate greenhouse gas emissions, and we must make prep ...
... Adaptation is necessary, as mitigation alone will not prevent serious impacts. In order to avoid negative impacts, now and in the future, we must both mitigate climate change and adapt to climate change. That is, we must try to reduce or even eliminate greenhouse gas emissions, and we must make prep ...
Potential Impacts of Climate Change on the Broads
... season by reducing the number of days boats were winterized. Even if projected August temperature increases led to a slight reduction in tourism in that month, the potential climate-‐related increase in the length of the season could potentially offset it. ...
... season by reducing the number of days boats were winterized. Even if projected August temperature increases led to a slight reduction in tourism in that month, the potential climate-‐related increase in the length of the season could potentially offset it. ...
The Third Oregon Climate Assessment Report
... Adaptation is necessary, as mitigation alone will not prevent serious impacts. In order to avoid negative impacts, now and in the future, we must both mitigate climate change and adapt to climate change. That is, we must try to reduce or even eliminate greenhouse gas emissions, and we must make prep ...
... Adaptation is necessary, as mitigation alone will not prevent serious impacts. In order to avoid negative impacts, now and in the future, we must both mitigate climate change and adapt to climate change. That is, we must try to reduce or even eliminate greenhouse gas emissions, and we must make prep ...