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... 1.1 Definitions and the climate change framework Climate change is an issue of world importance not only because it affects the global physical environment but also because its consequences will spread through planetary economic and social mechanisms to every nation irrespective of the local severit ...
... 1.1 Definitions and the climate change framework Climate change is an issue of world importance not only because it affects the global physical environment but also because its consequences will spread through planetary economic and social mechanisms to every nation irrespective of the local severit ...
Pulling Answers Out of the Air
... some of its dissolved CO2). All this being said, the biosphere Finally, the long residence time of CO2 in the atmois also demonstrating signs of having reached saturation, sphere poses an especially demanding challenge. In the the limits of what it can absorb.6 words of one report published by the P ...
... some of its dissolved CO2). All this being said, the biosphere Finally, the long residence time of CO2 in the atmois also demonstrating signs of having reached saturation, sphere poses an especially demanding challenge. In the the limits of what it can absorb.6 words of one report published by the P ...
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... 1.1 Definitions and the climate change framework Climate change is an issue of world importance not only because it affects the global physical environment but also because its consequences will spread through planetary economic and social mechanisms to every nation irrespective of the local severit ...
... 1.1 Definitions and the climate change framework Climate change is an issue of world importance not only because it affects the global physical environment but also because its consequences will spread through planetary economic and social mechanisms to every nation irrespective of the local severit ...
Human Impacts on Weather and Climate - Recent Research Results
... other important agents and mechanisms, together with the typical geographical extent (spatial scale) of the forcing and the assessed level of scientific understanding (LOSU). The net anthropogenic radiative forcing and its range are also shown. These require summing asymmetric uncertainty estimates ...
... other important agents and mechanisms, together with the typical geographical extent (spatial scale) of the forcing and the assessed level of scientific understanding (LOSU). The net anthropogenic radiative forcing and its range are also shown. These require summing asymmetric uncertainty estimates ...
flying blind: navigating climate change without the
... them for a local context, Australia may struggle to attract investment for major projects over other countries that have more detailed information on climate vulnerability (Pitman 2016). ...
... them for a local context, Australia may struggle to attract investment for major projects over other countries that have more detailed information on climate vulnerability (Pitman 2016). ...
Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements
... emissions by an average of 5 percent below 1990 levels. Established a “cap-and-trade” system: national emission caps assigned to industrialized countries, and they may trade among themselves to meet the targets in the most efficient manner. Assigned initial responsibility for mitigating climate risk ...
... emissions by an average of 5 percent below 1990 levels. Established a “cap-and-trade” system: national emission caps assigned to industrialized countries, and they may trade among themselves to meet the targets in the most efficient manner. Assigned initial responsibility for mitigating climate risk ...
internists (american college of physicians)
... (26). The current atmospheric carbon level is unprecedented in the past million years (3). Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide hovered in the range of 170 to 300 parts per million for the past 800 000 years before the 20th century. In 2015, the global carbon dioxide concentration passed the ...
... (26). The current atmospheric carbon level is unprecedented in the past million years (3). Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide hovered in the range of 170 to 300 parts per million for the past 800 000 years before the 20th century. In 2015, the global carbon dioxide concentration passed the ...
Cosmic Rays, Carbon Dioxide, and Climate
... Irrespective of the data quality, the simple regression method of Shaviv and Veizer [2003] is unsuitable for estimating the climate sensitivity to a CO doubling.The main reasons are that (i) other forcing and feedback factors may co-vary in a statistically dependent way with CO and cannot be separat ...
... Irrespective of the data quality, the simple regression method of Shaviv and Veizer [2003] is unsuitable for estimating the climate sensitivity to a CO doubling.The main reasons are that (i) other forcing and feedback factors may co-vary in a statistically dependent way with CO and cannot be separat ...
2015 Issue - Northwest Climate Science Center
... The Northwest benefits from strong institutional and scientific alignment of the federal regional climate organizations: the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Regional Integrated Science and Assessment, known as the Pacific Northwest Climate Impacts Research Consortium (CIRC); the De ...
... The Northwest benefits from strong institutional and scientific alignment of the federal regional climate organizations: the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Regional Integrated Science and Assessment, known as the Pacific Northwest Climate Impacts Research Consortium (CIRC); the De ...
CAN Europe response to: Consultation on market
... Following the Paris Agreement and considering the agreed long-term goal, what kind of effort should come from international aviation and how should this develop over time? The aviation sector is responsible for 3-5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. These are expected to triple by 2050 unless acti ...
... Following the Paris Agreement and considering the agreed long-term goal, what kind of effort should come from international aviation and how should this develop over time? The aviation sector is responsible for 3-5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. These are expected to triple by 2050 unless acti ...
Predicting future oceans: climate
... so too will there be demonstrable changes in the chemistry of the oceans. Evidence of increased ocean acidification and decreasing oxygen, both of which are critical factors that influence marine life and biodiversity, are mounting. Naturally, changes in the oceans will have major repercussions on t ...
... so too will there be demonstrable changes in the chemistry of the oceans. Evidence of increased ocean acidification and decreasing oxygen, both of which are critical factors that influence marine life and biodiversity, are mounting. Naturally, changes in the oceans will have major repercussions on t ...
Climate change impacts on snow water availability in the Euphrates
... ble mean) of 38 % for the A2 aggressive climate change scenario occurred later in the century. Associated with decreasing snow water availability and the shift in increased evapotranspiration over the seasonal precipitation, average total basin reservoir storage and average hydropower production gen ...
... ble mean) of 38 % for the A2 aggressive climate change scenario occurred later in the century. Associated with decreasing snow water availability and the shift in increased evapotranspiration over the seasonal precipitation, average total basin reservoir storage and average hydropower production gen ...
Detection of a Human Influence on North American Climate
... the observed warming trend over North America is very similar to each model’s response to anthropogenic forcing and is significantly larger than the model responses to natural forcing alone (Fig. 3). For 1900 – 1949, the response to natural forcing in all four models is consistent with the observed ...
... the observed warming trend over North America is very similar to each model’s response to anthropogenic forcing and is significantly larger than the model responses to natural forcing alone (Fig. 3). For 1900 – 1949, the response to natural forcing in all four models is consistent with the observed ...
The pathological history of weather and climate
... Espy viewed the atmosphere as a giant heat engine. According to his thermal theory of storms, all atmospheric disturbances, from thunderstorms to winter storms, are driven by heated updrafts, inwardly rushing air currents, and the release of latent heat. His theory, published as The philosophy of st ...
... Espy viewed the atmosphere as a giant heat engine. According to his thermal theory of storms, all atmospheric disturbances, from thunderstorms to winter storms, are driven by heated updrafts, inwardly rushing air currents, and the release of latent heat. His theory, published as The philosophy of st ...
Tierney 1..8 - Science Advances
... rising greenhouse gases and temperature, we investigate the climate model projections under the high-emissions Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 8.5 scenario for the 21st century. In this case, the same set of models overwhelmingly (≥90% in some regions) predict wetter conditions as greenho ...
... rising greenhouse gases and temperature, we investigate the climate model projections under the high-emissions Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 8.5 scenario for the 21st century. In this case, the same set of models overwhelmingly (≥90% in some regions) predict wetter conditions as greenho ...
Unilever Project Sunlight - Inspiring Sustainable Living Report
... within the means of the planet. By ‘living well’ we are describing a standard of living where people have access to and the ability to afford education, healthcare, mobility, the basics of food, water, energy and shelter, and consumer goods. By ‘living within the means of the planet’ we mean living ...
... within the means of the planet. By ‘living well’ we are describing a standard of living where people have access to and the ability to afford education, healthcare, mobility, the basics of food, water, energy and shelter, and consumer goods. By ‘living within the means of the planet’ we mean living ...
A Narrative Analysis of Climate Change Coverage in the New York
... The public’s reliance on journalists to interpret science is a condition of the modern information society. As people use news to educate themselves on issues to become active citizens, media have a responsibility to ethically inform them if they are in danger and impose meaning upon uncertainties f ...
... The public’s reliance on journalists to interpret science is a condition of the modern information society. As people use news to educate themselves on issues to become active citizens, media have a responsibility to ethically inform them if they are in danger and impose meaning upon uncertainties f ...
How much heat can sport handle?
... and insurance costs. Although Australia’s climate is characterised by great variability, the “land of droughts and flooding rains” is experiencing greater climate extremes.16 Climate change is making heatwaves more frequent and intense, high and low rainfall extremes more frequent and bushfires wors ...
... and insurance costs. Although Australia’s climate is characterised by great variability, the “land of droughts and flooding rains” is experiencing greater climate extremes.16 Climate change is making heatwaves more frequent and intense, high and low rainfall extremes more frequent and bushfires wors ...
Robert J. Erhardt: Curriculum Vitae
... Johnson*, D., Erhardt, R. (2016). Projected impacts of climate change on wind energy density in the United States. Renewable Energy, 85, 66-73. Erhardt, R., Shuman, M. (2015). Assistive technologies for second-year statistics students who are blind. Journal of Statistics Education 23:2, 1-28. Steel* ...
... Johnson*, D., Erhardt, R. (2016). Projected impacts of climate change on wind energy density in the United States. Renewable Energy, 85, 66-73. Erhardt, R., Shuman, M. (2015). Assistive technologies for second-year statistics students who are blind. Journal of Statistics Education 23:2, 1-28. Steel* ...
Disaster Risk Reduction Tools and Methods for Climate Change
... The top ten disasters of 2004, in terms of the number of people affected, were all weather and climaterelated. These types of disasters have occurred throughout history but with total damages amounting to US$130 billion from just these ten events, it is clear that the necessary steps to reduce disas ...
... The top ten disasters of 2004, in terms of the number of people affected, were all weather and climaterelated. These types of disasters have occurred throughout history but with total damages amounting to US$130 billion from just these ten events, it is clear that the necessary steps to reduce disas ...
Telling the Weather Story - IBC Public Assets
... property damage for consumers. These losses are driven in part by Canada’s aging sewer infrastructure, which is often incapable of handling the new, higher levels of precipitation, while the fact that homeowners are investing more in costly basement upgrades also has an impact on claims. As a result ...
... property damage for consumers. These losses are driven in part by Canada’s aging sewer infrastructure, which is often incapable of handling the new, higher levels of precipitation, while the fact that homeowners are investing more in costly basement upgrades also has an impact on claims. As a result ...
curriculum vitae - u.arizona.edu
... [40] Cook, E.R., P.J. Krusic, K.J. Anchukaitis, B.M. Buckley, T. Nakatsuka, M. Sano and the PAGES Asia2k members, Tree-ring reconstructed summer temperature anomalies for temperate East Asia since 800 C.E., Climate Dynamics, 41(11), 2957–2972, doi: 10.1007/s00382-012-1611-x, 2013. [39] Ummenhofer, C ...
... [40] Cook, E.R., P.J. Krusic, K.J. Anchukaitis, B.M. Buckley, T. Nakatsuka, M. Sano and the PAGES Asia2k members, Tree-ring reconstructed summer temperature anomalies for temperate East Asia since 800 C.E., Climate Dynamics, 41(11), 2957–2972, doi: 10.1007/s00382-012-1611-x, 2013. [39] Ummenhofer, C ...