The second great climate shift in the last 65 million years
... Transitional world Ten million years on, global temperatures peaked, starting the decline that continued until the last century. However, a truly significant and persistent change took place around 34 million years ago, when global temperature dropped by just over a degree. This brought about the f ...
... Transitional world Ten million years on, global temperatures peaked, starting the decline that continued until the last century. However, a truly significant and persistent change took place around 34 million years ago, when global temperature dropped by just over a degree. This brought about the f ...
related paper by Mann (PDF)
... “Last Glacial Maximum.” At that time, continental ice sheets extended well into the mid-latitude regions of Europe and North America, covering what is now New York City in the United States, and much of southern England. Assessments of geological and other paleoclimate data suggest that year-round g ...
... “Last Glacial Maximum.” At that time, continental ice sheets extended well into the mid-latitude regions of Europe and North America, covering what is now New York City in the United States, and much of southern England. Assessments of geological and other paleoclimate data suggest that year-round g ...
Case Study: Colombia`s National Climate Change Process
... Through the development of a well-planned and executed climate strategy, Colombia has positioned itself as a leader in the development of climate change mitigation and adaptation actions. These efforts go back as far as 1994, when Colombia joined the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Since ...
... Through the development of a well-planned and executed climate strategy, Colombia has positioned itself as a leader in the development of climate change mitigation and adaptation actions. These efforts go back as far as 1994, when Colombia joined the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Since ...
A Mathematical Model to Compute the Crucial Roles of Water Vapor
... the 100 years ending in 2005. CO2 is mainly responsible for that, along with other man-made gases such as methane, nitrous oxide, fluorocarbons etc. Analyzing the records of CO2 concentration [2] rise and temperature rise of the world’s ...
... the 100 years ending in 2005. CO2 is mainly responsible for that, along with other man-made gases such as methane, nitrous oxide, fluorocarbons etc. Analyzing the records of CO2 concentration [2] rise and temperature rise of the world’s ...
PDF File - Patrick Gonzalez
... plants, deforestation, and other human sources are warming the Earth and damaging ecosystems and human well-being. Field observations from around the world have detected significant changes in terrestrial ecosystems and attributed them to climate change rather than other factors. Climate change has ...
... plants, deforestation, and other human sources are warming the Earth and damaging ecosystems and human well-being. Field observations from around the world have detected significant changes in terrestrial ecosystems and attributed them to climate change rather than other factors. Climate change has ...
environmental forum – thursday 7 july 2011
... start soon. For example five new small ponds will be dug along the boardwalk, a new scrape will be created in the top field and the main pond will be increased in size. This will make the site far more attractive to a variety of animals; from dragonflies and damselflies to redshanks and lapwings. ...
... start soon. For example five new small ponds will be dug along the boardwalk, a new scrape will be created in the top field and the main pond will be increased in size. This will make the site far more attractive to a variety of animals; from dragonflies and damselflies to redshanks and lapwings. ...
No immediate reason to expect another Ice Age.
... • If past D-O cycles are the guide, we should already have about half the total Modern Warming. • Should get no more than another 0.5 degree C, arriving erratically over next century or two. • Warning: Drought patterns will shift as tropical rain belts move north, bringing Mexican Desert to Californ ...
... • If past D-O cycles are the guide, we should already have about half the total Modern Warming. • Should get no more than another 0.5 degree C, arriving erratically over next century or two. • Warning: Drought patterns will shift as tropical rain belts move north, bringing Mexican Desert to Californ ...
A Discussion Paper on Climate Change and Forestry in Nova Scotia
... averages fall within the range of what is tolerable for most species, the widening of the extreme ends of the spectrum will cause problems. The weather only needs to deviate outside a species’ normal range once for that organism to become stressed (Canadian Forest Service, 1999). Increased energy fr ...
... averages fall within the range of what is tolerable for most species, the widening of the extreme ends of the spectrum will cause problems. The weather only needs to deviate outside a species’ normal range once for that organism to become stressed (Canadian Forest Service, 1999). Increased energy fr ...
Reconsidering the Climate Change Act
... terms of alarm. Nonetheless, they are frequently trotted out as evidence for alarm. For example, here is the response of the American Physical Society to the resignation letter of the late Hal Lewis (a distinguished physicist and a fellow of the Society): On the matter of global climate change, APS ...
... terms of alarm. Nonetheless, they are frequently trotted out as evidence for alarm. For example, here is the response of the American Physical Society to the resignation letter of the late Hal Lewis (a distinguished physicist and a fellow of the Society): On the matter of global climate change, APS ...
Stephen Schneider 1945–2010 A Biographical Memoir by B. D. Santer
... large volcanic eruptions.24 Through his work with Danny Harvey and Starley Thompson, Steve was already aware of the critical role of the ocean’s thermal inertia in modulating the warming signal arising from human-caused changes in greenhouse gases. This modulating effect would prove to be crucial in ...
... large volcanic eruptions.24 Through his work with Danny Harvey and Starley Thompson, Steve was already aware of the critical role of the ocean’s thermal inertia in modulating the warming signal arising from human-caused changes in greenhouse gases. This modulating effect would prove to be crucial in ...
Rapid Climate Change Science Plan
... depends on obtaining these measurements, and on doing so over a long enough period to capture their variability. Since the most advanced models now suggest a link between the time-dependence of certain of the ocean fluxes at different Arctic gateways, these measurements ultimately need to be made si ...
... depends on obtaining these measurements, and on doing so over a long enough period to capture their variability. Since the most advanced models now suggest a link between the time-dependence of certain of the ocean fluxes at different Arctic gateways, these measurements ultimately need to be made si ...
FINAL TEXT PAGES - Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies
... the problem of estimating how human activities may alter the probability of occurrence of extreme events. The demonstration of human culpability in changing these risks is likely to have significant implications for the debate on policy responses to climate change. Summary of Detection and Attributi ...
... the problem of estimating how human activities may alter the probability of occurrence of extreme events. The demonstration of human culpability in changing these risks is likely to have significant implications for the debate on policy responses to climate change. Summary of Detection and Attributi ...
Global Warming and the Water Crisis
... decrease in semi-arid regions, thereby strengthening droughts (Fig. 2). In contrast, it will likely increase in humid regions, where flooding hazards exist. Thus, global warming will bring changes contrary to the hopes of people in these respective regions. Although climate modeling contains uncerta ...
... decrease in semi-arid regions, thereby strengthening droughts (Fig. 2). In contrast, it will likely increase in humid regions, where flooding hazards exist. Thus, global warming will bring changes contrary to the hopes of people in these respective regions. Although climate modeling contains uncerta ...
Report
... unsuitable measure because a species could be deemed surviving even if only a few individuals remain. Thus, other demographic factors must be taken into account. Through creation of an institutional framework and consideration of specific species recovery schemes, this Act creates a foundation ...
... unsuitable measure because a species could be deemed surviving even if only a few individuals remain. Thus, other demographic factors must be taken into account. Through creation of an institutional framework and consideration of specific species recovery schemes, this Act creates a foundation ...
Work package No 2F: Ecosystems and Forests
... ecologically similar climatic conditions, and represents broad habitat and vegetation types (MA 2005a). Naturally, these biomes not only differ in their primary production (e.g. low productivity in tundras vs. high productivity in tropical rainforests), but also provide different ecosystem services. ...
... ecologically similar climatic conditions, and represents broad habitat and vegetation types (MA 2005a). Naturally, these biomes not only differ in their primary production (e.g. low productivity in tundras vs. high productivity in tropical rainforests), but also provide different ecosystem services. ...
Environment Assessment - Asian Development Bank
... the country’s energy security. Furthermore, ADB will help the government carry out legal, regulatory, and institutional reforms to ensure environmental sustainability of hydropower projects and to facilitate private sector participation in the use of renewable energy. In the area of urban developmen ...
... the country’s energy security. Furthermore, ADB will help the government carry out legal, regulatory, and institutional reforms to ensure environmental sustainability of hydropower projects and to facilitate private sector participation in the use of renewable energy. In the area of urban developmen ...
Russia`s Reluctance to Ratify Kyoto: an Economic
... greenhouse gas emission reduction measures. Actually, as has been shown by recent studies,3 the Kyoto Protocol achieves very little in terms of environmental effectiveness. In the light of long-term stabilisation goals for CO2 like the ones proposed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change4 ...
... greenhouse gas emission reduction measures. Actually, as has been shown by recent studies,3 the Kyoto Protocol achieves very little in terms of environmental effectiveness. In the light of long-term stabilisation goals for CO2 like the ones proposed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change4 ...
Republic Act 9729
... (o) “Mitigation potential” shall refer to the scale of GHG reductions that could be made, relative to emission baselines, for a given level of carbon price (expressed in cost per unit of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions avoided or reduced). (p) “Sea level rise” refers to an increase in sea level ...
... (o) “Mitigation potential” shall refer to the scale of GHG reductions that could be made, relative to emission baselines, for a given level of carbon price (expressed in cost per unit of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions avoided or reduced). (p) “Sea level rise” refers to an increase in sea level ...
A ricardian analysis of the distribution of climate change impacts on
... Kurukulasuriya et al. (2007) explored several ways of defining three-month average seasons. Comparing the results, the authors found that defining winter in the northern hemisphere as the average of November, December and January provided the most robust results for Africa. This assumption in turn i ...
... Kurukulasuriya et al. (2007) explored several ways of defining three-month average seasons. Comparing the results, the authors found that defining winter in the northern hemisphere as the average of November, December and January provided the most robust results for Africa. This assumption in turn i ...
Tried and tested: Learning from farmers on adaptation to
... other hand, has spent only the last decade developing support strategies for those most vulnerable to the likely impacts of climate change.1 The aim of this Gatekeeper paper is to avoid energy and effort being expended on reinventing the wheel; it urges those involved in supporting climate change ad ...
... other hand, has spent only the last decade developing support strategies for those most vulnerable to the likely impacts of climate change.1 The aim of this Gatekeeper paper is to avoid energy and effort being expended on reinventing the wheel; it urges those involved in supporting climate change ad ...
How Climate Change Is Affecting Life on Earth
... 1. Patterns. Observed patterns of forms and events guide organization and classification, and they prompt questions about relationships and the factors that influence them. 2. Cause and effect: Mechanism and explanation. Events have causes, sometimes simple, sometimes multifaceted. A major activ ...
... 1. Patterns. Observed patterns of forms and events guide organization and classification, and they prompt questions about relationships and the factors that influence them. 2. Cause and effect: Mechanism and explanation. Events have causes, sometimes simple, sometimes multifaceted. A major activ ...
Greenhouse Gas Concentrations Continue Climbing
... 1750. It is emitted into the atmosphere from natural and man-made sources, including the oceans, biomass burning, fertilizer use and various industrial processes. It is now the third most important greenhouse gas. The atmospheric burden of nitrous oxide in 2010 was 323.2 parts per billion - 20% high ...
... 1750. It is emitted into the atmosphere from natural and man-made sources, including the oceans, biomass burning, fertilizer use and various industrial processes. It is now the third most important greenhouse gas. The atmospheric burden of nitrous oxide in 2010 was 323.2 parts per billion - 20% high ...
Rahmstorf, S., 2008: Anthropogenic Climate Change: Revisiting the
... on the CO2 concentration at that point in time. But the climate sensitivity is nevertheless a simple and very useful measure of the strength of the CO2 effect on climate, because it is a property that characterizes a model (or the real climate system) alone, independent of any particular scenario. T ...
... on the CO2 concentration at that point in time. But the climate sensitivity is nevertheless a simple and very useful measure of the strength of the CO2 effect on climate, because it is a property that characterizes a model (or the real climate system) alone, independent of any particular scenario. T ...