Good Science, Bad Policy
... Partisan polarization, in Congress and among public, is greater than ever. (2013, July 17). Retrieved May 2, 2015, from http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/07/17/partisanpolarization-in-congress-and-among-public-is-greater-than-ever/ Rand Paul: Vaccines Can Lead to 'Mental Disorders' (n.d.). R ...
... Partisan polarization, in Congress and among public, is greater than ever. (2013, July 17). Retrieved May 2, 2015, from http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/07/17/partisanpolarization-in-congress-and-among-public-is-greater-than-ever/ Rand Paul: Vaccines Can Lead to 'Mental Disorders' (n.d.). R ...
Global Warming and Agriculture
... that grain yields, which rose at an annual rate of 2.7 percent in the 1960s and 1970s, have risen at only a 1.6 percent annual rate in the past quarter century. Although rising agricultural prices might provide incentives that would slow or reverse this decline, such a response is not assured. Seco ...
... that grain yields, which rose at an annual rate of 2.7 percent in the 1960s and 1970s, have risen at only a 1.6 percent annual rate in the past quarter century. Although rising agricultural prices might provide incentives that would slow or reverse this decline, such a response is not assured. Seco ...
20090302_SPM_Discuss..
... The understanding of anthropogenic warming and cooling influences on climate has improved since the Third Assessment Report (TAR), leading to very high confidence that the globally averaged net effect of human activities since 1750 has been one of warming, with a radiative forcing of +1.6 [+0.6 to + ...
... The understanding of anthropogenic warming and cooling influences on climate has improved since the Third Assessment Report (TAR), leading to very high confidence that the globally averaged net effect of human activities since 1750 has been one of warming, with a radiative forcing of +1.6 [+0.6 to + ...
ECCC Inquiry 5 Carbon Budget_Grantham_final (opens in new window)
... emissions target for the UK should be consistent with global policy “to limit the central expectation of global temperature rise to, or close to, 2°C and that it should ensure that the probability of crossing the extreme danger threshold of 4°C is reduced to an extremely low level (e.g. less than 1% ...
... emissions target for the UK should be consistent with global policy “to limit the central expectation of global temperature rise to, or close to, 2°C and that it should ensure that the probability of crossing the extreme danger threshold of 4°C is reduced to an extremely low level (e.g. less than 1% ...
Presentation
... vectors, and the availability of food would be impacted Increase in the frequency of floods would have significant direct and induced health impacts. Induced health impacts pose the greatest harm: major portions of South Asia have limited access to clean water and sanitation Increases in diarrheal d ...
... vectors, and the availability of food would be impacted Increase in the frequency of floods would have significant direct and induced health impacts. Induced health impacts pose the greatest harm: major portions of South Asia have limited access to clean water and sanitation Increases in diarrheal d ...
Public Perspectives - National Academy of Engineering
... • How it cuts losses – Protective actions – Engineering tools and strategies ...
... • How it cuts losses – Protective actions – Engineering tools and strategies ...
Activist Tool Kit - Youth Climate Action Network
... Youth Climate Action Network Activists’ Toolkit Dear fellow student: We have put together this short “toolbox” to give you some ideas about how you and your classmates can become involved in solving the most important issue of our time: global warming. The resources include sources of good informati ...
... Youth Climate Action Network Activists’ Toolkit Dear fellow student: We have put together this short “toolbox” to give you some ideas about how you and your classmates can become involved in solving the most important issue of our time: global warming. The resources include sources of good informati ...
DOCX - World bank documents
... concerns about meeting future projected water uses, particularly in the dry season.1 Hydrological changes and sea-level rise will affect the availability of fresh water (saline intrusion) or even physically change the agricultural landscape. Climate related natural disasters cause an average of 750 ...
... concerns about meeting future projected water uses, particularly in the dry season.1 Hydrological changes and sea-level rise will affect the availability of fresh water (saline intrusion) or even physically change the agricultural landscape. Climate related natural disasters cause an average of 750 ...
Oceanic Influences on Recent Continental
... spatial patterns of this downward longwave flux and surface temperature change are correlated at 0.93, which suggests that the change in the surface longwave flux is a dominant driver of the surface warming. Another contributor to the continental surface warming is enhanced tropospheric descent asso ...
... spatial patterns of this downward longwave flux and surface temperature change are correlated at 0.93, which suggests that the change in the surface longwave flux is a dominant driver of the surface warming. Another contributor to the continental surface warming is enhanced tropospheric descent asso ...
Climate change - cloudfront.net
... • “ So few students understand the science, I have to start from scratch. It takes all the time I have to teach them the science.” (Geoscientist, now a Science Dean) • “Typically one fourth of my students think CC is a hoax perpetrated by Al Gore and company.” (Geoscientist) • “We scientists are hes ...
... • “ So few students understand the science, I have to start from scratch. It takes all the time I have to teach them the science.” (Geoscientist, now a Science Dean) • “Typically one fourth of my students think CC is a hoax perpetrated by Al Gore and company.” (Geoscientist) • “We scientists are hes ...
Summary of Proceedings Conference on CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS
... population density and the mix of fuels that each economy uses. The United States is the biggest user, followed by the European Union, but this is because the U.S. simply has more available space; it is thus possible that a study that examined particle emissions per square mile would show the U.S. m ...
... population density and the mix of fuels that each economy uses. The United States is the biggest user, followed by the European Union, but this is because the U.S. simply has more available space; it is thus possible that a study that examined particle emissions per square mile would show the U.S. m ...
Climate change and bioenergy challenges for food and agriculture
... Agriculture both affects and is affected by climate change. No other sector is more climate sensitive. Agricultural and food production in developing countries will be adversely affected by climate change, especially in countries that are already climate-vulnerable (drought, flood and cyclone prone) ...
... Agriculture both affects and is affected by climate change. No other sector is more climate sensitive. Agricultural and food production in developing countries will be adversely affected by climate change, especially in countries that are already climate-vulnerable (drought, flood and cyclone prone) ...
Mapping Fire Regimes Across Time and Space:
... Global climate change • Avg. surface T increased by 0.6C in 20th century • 1990s were warmest decade and 1998 was warmest year since 1861, and probably the warmest of the last 1000 yr • Freeze-free season longer in mid and high latitudes • Less snow and ice, higher sea levels ...
... Global climate change • Avg. surface T increased by 0.6C in 20th century • 1990s were warmest decade and 1998 was warmest year since 1861, and probably the warmest of the last 1000 yr • Freeze-free season longer in mid and high latitudes • Less snow and ice, higher sea levels ...
Yann-Arthus Bertrand Photo Exhibition on Climate Change
... For the First Rio Conference in 1992, Yann-Arthus Bertrand prepared a big work for the year 2000 on the state of the planet: it is The Earth From the Air. For the World Water Forum in March 2012, Yann-Arthus Bertrand, Thierry Piantanida and Baptiste Rouget-Luchaire directed a film narrating the hist ...
... For the First Rio Conference in 1992, Yann-Arthus Bertrand prepared a big work for the year 2000 on the state of the planet: it is The Earth From the Air. For the World Water Forum in March 2012, Yann-Arthus Bertrand, Thierry Piantanida and Baptiste Rouget-Luchaire directed a film narrating the hist ...
Climate change deniers - Lorain
... “The last 11,000 years (red box in figure 2) of this climatic development is shown in greater detail in [Figure 3], representing the main part of the present interglacial period. [It] shows the major part of the present interglacial period, [also called] the Holocene, as seen from the summit of the ...
... “The last 11,000 years (red box in figure 2) of this climatic development is shown in greater detail in [Figure 3], representing the main part of the present interglacial period. [It] shows the major part of the present interglacial period, [also called] the Holocene, as seen from the summit of the ...
Energy Efficiency and Climate Change Mitigation in the Land Transport Sector in the ASEAN Region MRV related activities
... – Top‐down and bottom‐up •Scenarios: baseline and mitigation •Emission reductions due to actions: ex‐ante and ex‐post Non‐greenhouse gas •Indicators for policy/NAMA implementation (non‐GHG) •Monitoring of inputs ...
... – Top‐down and bottom‐up •Scenarios: baseline and mitigation •Emission reductions due to actions: ex‐ante and ex‐post Non‐greenhouse gas •Indicators for policy/NAMA implementation (non‐GHG) •Monitoring of inputs ...
Document
... What impacts do we face? • Some possible positive outcomes – Reduced cold stress – Improved agricultural productivity in high latitudes – Better shipping lanes ...
... What impacts do we face? • Some possible positive outcomes – Reduced cold stress – Improved agricultural productivity in high latitudes – Better shipping lanes ...
Congress Daily Ads Supporting Climate and Energy Legislation
... watching, skiing, mountain biking, fishing and other outdoor activities that rely on healthy wildlife and ecosystems contribute $730 billion to the U.S. economy. They also support nearly 6.5 million jobs and generate $88 billion in state and national tax revenue. To protect wildlife and nature—and t ...
... watching, skiing, mountain biking, fishing and other outdoor activities that rely on healthy wildlife and ecosystems contribute $730 billion to the U.S. economy. They also support nearly 6.5 million jobs and generate $88 billion in state and national tax revenue. To protect wildlife and nature—and t ...
... the true cost to society of burning a ton of carbon is greater than its private cost. Burning carbon produces carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) that accumulate in the atmosphere. Over time, an increasing concentration of atmospheric GHGs will result in unwanted climate change: higher ...
special report climate change
... but almost three-quarters of this renewable energy came from what are euphemistically known as “biofuels”. This mostly means burning wood, dung and charcoal in poor countries. Hydro-electric power, which has fallen from favour in the West because of its often ruinous effect on river ecosystems, was ...
... but almost three-quarters of this renewable energy came from what are euphemistically known as “biofuels”. This mostly means burning wood, dung and charcoal in poor countries. Hydro-electric power, which has fallen from favour in the West because of its often ruinous effect on river ecosystems, was ...
Global Warming`s Terrifying New Math
... atmosphere by midcentury and still have some reasonable hope of staying below two degrees. ("Reasonable," in this case, means four chances in five, or somewhat worse odds than playing Russian roulette with a six-shooter.) This idea of a global "carbon budget" emerged about a decade ago, as scientist ...
... atmosphere by midcentury and still have some reasonable hope of staying below two degrees. ("Reasonable," in this case, means four chances in five, or somewhat worse odds than playing Russian roulette with a six-shooter.) This idea of a global "carbon budget" emerged about a decade ago, as scientist ...
Earth`s Climate History: How do we know what we know?
... Any line of evidence that provides an indirect measure of former climates or environments. Proxy climate data are found in a variety of natural archives including tree rings, ice cores, sediment and rock layers, corals, and dripstone (speleothems), Some important proxy climate data sources found in ...
... Any line of evidence that provides an indirect measure of former climates or environments. Proxy climate data are found in a variety of natural archives including tree rings, ice cores, sediment and rock layers, corals, and dripstone (speleothems), Some important proxy climate data sources found in ...
Theoretical mechanism for natural radiative forcing of El Nino
... El Niño-Southern Oscillation and tropical Pacific climate during the last millennium, Nature, 424, 271-276, 2003. ...
... El Niño-Southern Oscillation and tropical Pacific climate during the last millennium, Nature, 424, 271-276, 2003. ...
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).