Winter 2012
... attributed to increased aerosols rather than human-influenced greenhouse gas emissions. This work also demonstrated that the decrease in the monsoon rainfall can be explained as an outcome of a slowdown of the tropical meridional circulation, driven by the need to counteract the aerosol-forced energ ...
... attributed to increased aerosols rather than human-influenced greenhouse gas emissions. This work also demonstrated that the decrease in the monsoon rainfall can be explained as an outcome of a slowdown of the tropical meridional circulation, driven by the need to counteract the aerosol-forced energ ...
Waste - Cumbria County Council
... New species will move into the area as climatic conditions change, and some established species may be lost as their `climate space disappears; ...
... New species will move into the area as climatic conditions change, and some established species may be lost as their `climate space disappears; ...
Radiative forcing - measured at Earth`s surface - corroborate
... measurements were initiated in 1994. Although very warm years were recorded in the early 1990s, an even stronger average surface temperature increase of +0.82 (0.4) C is found between 1995 and 2002 at the eight stations, with an absolute humidity increase of +0.21 (0.1) g m3 or 4.4%. [6] During th ...
... measurements were initiated in 1994. Although very warm years were recorded in the early 1990s, an even stronger average surface temperature increase of +0.82 (0.4) C is found between 1995 and 2002 at the eight stations, with an absolute humidity increase of +0.21 (0.1) g m3 or 4.4%. [6] During th ...
2005 Exxon Foundation 990 vs Exxon Giving Report
... In July 2006, ExxonMobil met with officials from the Royal Society, the United Kingdom’s national academy of science. When the Royal Society raised concerns about the company’s funding of groups that were misrepresenting the consensus on global warming science, ExxonMobil officials indicated that th ...
... In July 2006, ExxonMobil met with officials from the Royal Society, the United Kingdom’s national academy of science. When the Royal Society raised concerns about the company’s funding of groups that were misrepresenting the consensus on global warming science, ExxonMobil officials indicated that th ...
Infosylva Special COP 17
... negotiations forward, and that many of their proposals can help develop a stronger global response to climate change. But will Africa's weaker politico-economic position in relation to developed countries and major emerging economies, as well as South Africa's neutered position as chair prevent them ...
... negotiations forward, and that many of their proposals can help develop a stronger global response to climate change. But will Africa's weaker politico-economic position in relation to developed countries and major emerging economies, as well as South Africa's neutered position as chair prevent them ...
ICoE - Integrated Research on Disaster Risk
... Sinica to study the impacts of globe climate change on society and to develop adaptation practices – Promotes and coordinates interdisciplinary research on sustainability science at Academia Sinica Serves as an international platform for conducting disaster risk reduction research – Actively partici ...
... Sinica to study the impacts of globe climate change on society and to develop adaptation practices – Promotes and coordinates interdisciplinary research on sustainability science at Academia Sinica Serves as an international platform for conducting disaster risk reduction research – Actively partici ...
Forging a More Effective Global Climate Treaty
... incentive to take on added reductions, so that they can sell their excess permits to sources that face relatively high control costs and would hence wish to reduce their control efforts (Hockenstein, Stavins, and Whitehead 1997). An undisputed attraction — in theory — of an international trading app ...
... incentive to take on added reductions, so that they can sell their excess permits to sources that face relatively high control costs and would hence wish to reduce their control efforts (Hockenstein, Stavins, and Whitehead 1997). An undisputed attraction — in theory — of an international trading app ...
Summary Report
... that have occurred since the middle of the past century, however, have been caused largely by humanity’s emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Other human activities also affect the climate system, including emissions of pollutants and other aerosols, and changes to the land surface, su ...
... that have occurred since the middle of the past century, however, have been caused largely by humanity’s emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Other human activities also affect the climate system, including emissions of pollutants and other aerosols, and changes to the land surface, su ...
Glossary of Synthesis Report
... Initiatives and measures to reduce the vulnerability of natural and human systems against actual or expected climate change effects. Various types of adaptation exist, e.g. anticipatory and reactive, private and public, and autonomous and planned. Examples are raising river or coastal dikes, the sub ...
... Initiatives and measures to reduce the vulnerability of natural and human systems against actual or expected climate change effects. Various types of adaptation exist, e.g. anticipatory and reactive, private and public, and autonomous and planned. Examples are raising river or coastal dikes, the sub ...
the Climate Change Report here…
... remembered that during the coldest depths of the last ice age, average global temperatures were less than 10 ºC cooler than they are today(2). Small temperature changes can have a big impact! The upward trend also suggests that the global average temperature may continue to rise. Additional evidence ...
... remembered that during the coldest depths of the last ice age, average global temperatures were less than 10 ºC cooler than they are today(2). Small temperature changes can have a big impact! The upward trend also suggests that the global average temperature may continue to rise. Additional evidence ...
PDF
... We first undertake the SSA with respect to biophysical uncertainty alone. The results are summarized in the top panel of Table 1. The table reports percentage of observations of productivity, output and exports for four major crop categories which are statistically significant. In this case, the pro ...
... We first undertake the SSA with respect to biophysical uncertainty alone. The results are summarized in the top panel of Table 1. The table reports percentage of observations of productivity, output and exports for four major crop categories which are statistically significant. In this case, the pro ...
Massachusetts v. EPA, 127 S.Ct. 1438 (2007)
... "all the issues raised in [the] petition," adding a "particular" request for comments on "any scientific, technical, legal, economic or other aspect of these issues that may be relevant to EPA's consideration of this petition." 66 Fed. Reg. ...
... "all the issues raised in [the] petition," adding a "particular" request for comments on "any scientific, technical, legal, economic or other aspect of these issues that may be relevant to EPA's consideration of this petition." 66 Fed. Reg. ...
workshop on human settlements` response to climate change
... mainstreaming the climate responsive approach in planning and design of Human Settlements, • Areas for focussed research in related fields, • Threats being faced by human settlements due to Climate Change and approaches to address them through spatial planning tools, • Brought together academicians, ...
... mainstreaming the climate responsive approach in planning and design of Human Settlements, • Areas for focussed research in related fields, • Threats being faced by human settlements due to Climate Change and approaches to address them through spatial planning tools, • Brought together academicians, ...
Print this article - Nepal Journals Online
... connections between humans and their occupied ecosystems. Holistic approach closely related to ecological approach focus on human behaviour, society-- incorporating ecology in a significant/integral way with human life, belief that cultures have its own pattern of adaptation to natural resources, st ...
... connections between humans and their occupied ecosystems. Holistic approach closely related to ecological approach focus on human behaviour, society-- incorporating ecology in a significant/integral way with human life, belief that cultures have its own pattern of adaptation to natural resources, st ...
Read the full comment letter here - Competitive Enterprise Institute
... intense heat waves, more severe wildfires, degraded air quality, more heavy downpours and flooding, increased drought, greater sea-level rise, more intense storms, harm to water resources, harm to agriculture, and harm to wildlife and ecosystems.” As the world warms, heat waves will become more freq ...
... intense heat waves, more severe wildfires, degraded air quality, more heavy downpours and flooding, increased drought, greater sea-level rise, more intense storms, harm to water resources, harm to agriculture, and harm to wildlife and ecosystems.” As the world warms, heat waves will become more freq ...
climate change and the hydrological cycle
... observing, understanding and modelling the five interconnected components that comprise the climate system: atmosphere, oceans, land surface, cryosphere, and biosphere. Feedbacks at a variety of spatial and temporal scales shape the system’s overall behaviour, and the hydrological cycle plays a crit ...
... observing, understanding and modelling the five interconnected components that comprise the climate system: atmosphere, oceans, land surface, cryosphere, and biosphere. Feedbacks at a variety of spatial and temporal scales shape the system’s overall behaviour, and the hydrological cycle plays a crit ...
Slide 1
... Provides grants for projects related to six focal areas: biodiversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, the ozone layer, and persistent organic pollutants ...
... Provides grants for projects related to six focal areas: biodiversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, the ozone layer, and persistent organic pollutants ...
Climate change - Description
... Winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, the IPCC was set up in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization to produce expert scientific, technical, and socioeconomic information on the risk of human-induced climate change. Most members of the United Nations are also members of the IPCC, which assess ...
... Winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, the IPCC was set up in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization to produce expert scientific, technical, and socioeconomic information on the risk of human-induced climate change. Most members of the United Nations are also members of the IPCC, which assess ...
prediction of changes in vegetation distribution under climate
... IPCC, it is believed that the world average surface temperature will rise by about 1.8 to 4.0 °C by the end of 21st century (IPCC, 2007). Impacts of this climate change include not only rising temperatures, but shifts in the amount and timing of precipitation as well. Climate change can thus be expe ...
... IPCC, it is believed that the world average surface temperature will rise by about 1.8 to 4.0 °C by the end of 21st century (IPCC, 2007). Impacts of this climate change include not only rising temperatures, but shifts in the amount and timing of precipitation as well. Climate change can thus be expe ...
Forecasting the End of Climate Change Litigation: Why Expert
... limitations of these models. Part IV explores the current legal standard for the admissibility of expert testimony as delineated in federal case law and statute. This part gives a detailed description of each major case that has significantly contributed to the standard as well as the current federa ...
... limitations of these models. Part IV explores the current legal standard for the admissibility of expert testimony as delineated in federal case law and statute. This part gives a detailed description of each major case that has significantly contributed to the standard as well as the current federa ...
Attribution of recent climate change
Attribution of recent climate change is the effort to scientifically ascertain mechanisms responsible for recent changes observed in the Earth's climate, commonly known as 'global warming'. The effort has focused on changes observed during the period of instrumental temperature record, when records are most reliable; particularly in the last 50 years, when human activity has grown fastest and observations of the troposphere have become available. The dominant mechanisms (to which recent climate change has been attributed) are anthropogenic, i.e., the result of human activity. They are: increasing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases global changes to land surface, such as deforestation increasing atmospheric concentrations of aerosols.There are also natural mechanisms for variation including climate oscillations, changes in solar activity, and volcanic activity.According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), it is ""extremely likely"" that human influence was the dominant cause of global warming between 1951 and 2010. The IPCC defines ""extremely likely"" as indicating a probability of 95 to 100%, based on an expert assessment of all the available evidence.Multiple lines of evidence support attribution of recent climate change to human activities: A basic physical understanding of the climate system: greenhouse gas concentrations have increased and their warming properties are well-established. Historical estimates of past climate changes suggest that the recent changes in global surface temperature are unusual. Computer-based climate models are unable to replicate the observed warming unless human greenhouse gas emissions are included. Natural forces alone (such as solar and volcanic activity) cannot explain the observed warming.The IPCC's attribution of recent global warming to human activities is a view shared by most scientists, and is also supported by 196 other scientific organizations worldwide (see also: scientific opinion on climate change).