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... These shifts have led to new land use patterns and increased combustion of fossil fuel for energy, which in turn have resulted in a significant increase in the emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane. The accumulation of these gases in the atmosphere has altered the Earth’s ...
... These shifts have led to new land use patterns and increased combustion of fossil fuel for energy, which in turn have resulted in a significant increase in the emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane. The accumulation of these gases in the atmosphere has altered the Earth’s ...
Warm Arctic—cold continents: climate impacts of the newly open
... sea ice in the Arctic has thinned by a mean of 0.7 m and the amount of multi-year sea ice decreased by 42% from 2004 through 2008 (Kwok et al. 2009; Kwok & Untersteiner 2011). Figure 6 shows a plot of sea-ice age for spring 2010, calculated from satellite estimates of seaice drift. Note the small am ...
... sea ice in the Arctic has thinned by a mean of 0.7 m and the amount of multi-year sea ice decreased by 42% from 2004 through 2008 (Kwok et al. 2009; Kwok & Untersteiner 2011). Figure 6 shows a plot of sea-ice age for spring 2010, calculated from satellite estimates of seaice drift. Note the small am ...
impacts of climate change on urban development in the uae
... The response to climate change impacts is led by the United Nations and is encouraging world states to take the responsibility of saving their environment and live in peace in their home, the earth. The response is developed through a climate change governance and the implantation responsibility lie ...
... The response to climate change impacts is led by the United Nations and is encouraging world states to take the responsibility of saving their environment and live in peace in their home, the earth. The response is developed through a climate change governance and the implantation responsibility lie ...
Extreme Storms in Michigan
... Section 4 documents that the large increases in extreme storms detailed here are consistent with worldwide and regional increases in extreme precipitation that have been attributed to human-caused climate change. The section also documents that extreme storms are projected to continue becoming more ...
... Section 4 documents that the large increases in extreme storms detailed here are consistent with worldwide and regional increases in extreme precipitation that have been attributed to human-caused climate change. The section also documents that extreme storms are projected to continue becoming more ...
Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy Nature’s Prophet:
... wicked problem. In particular, relative to climate change, the prominence of these three writers has been especially remarkable, given the extremely crowded publishing space within which they have worked. Consider that nearly 14,000 peer-reviewed studies on climate change have been published over th ...
... wicked problem. In particular, relative to climate change, the prominence of these three writers has been especially remarkable, given the extremely crowded publishing space within which they have worked. Consider that nearly 14,000 peer-reviewed studies on climate change have been published over th ...
Climate System Response to Stratospheric Ozone Depletion and
... GHG forcings also have very different time histories during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The GHG forcing increases monotonically over this entire period. In contrast, stratospheric ozone forcing starts to become significant only in the 1970s, and changes sign around the year 2000 as ozo ...
... GHG forcings also have very different time histories during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The GHG forcing increases monotonically over this entire period. In contrast, stratospheric ozone forcing starts to become significant only in the 1970s, and changes sign around the year 2000 as ozo ...
Global Warming and the Government: How
... Congress declined to adopt a proposed amendment that would have given the EPA clear authority to regulate carbon dioxide emission standards for motor vehicles. 16 Further, as a result of Congress’ investigations into climate change, the EPA argued that climate change had its own “political history.” ...
... Congress declined to adopt a proposed amendment that would have given the EPA clear authority to regulate carbon dioxide emission standards for motor vehicles. 16 Further, as a result of Congress’ investigations into climate change, the EPA argued that climate change had its own “political history.” ...
The International Tundra Experiment
... the OTCs depended on the site and the weather. The maximum warming occurs on clear days with a slight wind, as they allow the air in the OTC to warm without being removed by wind turbulence (Marion et al. 1997; Bokhorst et al. 2013). They are not as effective on calm, overcast days, and the average ...
... the OTCs depended on the site and the weather. The maximum warming occurs on clear days with a slight wind, as they allow the air in the OTC to warm without being removed by wind turbulence (Marion et al. 1997; Bokhorst et al. 2013). They are not as effective on calm, overcast days, and the average ...
Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Semi
... the ASSAR consortium. It consisted of all relevant literature (peer reviewed articles and book chapters) published between 2005 and 2014. The search included Web of Science/ Web of Knowledge bibliographic database, using a range of potentially applicable keywords and their combinations: ‘climate cha ...
... the ASSAR consortium. It consisted of all relevant literature (peer reviewed articles and book chapters) published between 2005 and 2014. The search included Web of Science/ Web of Knowledge bibliographic database, using a range of potentially applicable keywords and their combinations: ‘climate cha ...
Aalborg Universitet Climate for Change? Wejs, Anja
... my reflections on the methodological and theoretical approach and the overall contribution of this research. The first time I became familiar with climate change as a phenomenon was when I as a 15 year-old in 1997 was ice climbing in a five metre wide meltwater channel on a glacier in Norway. Locals ...
... my reflections on the methodological and theoretical approach and the overall contribution of this research. The first time I became familiar with climate change as a phenomenon was when I as a 15 year-old in 1997 was ice climbing in a five metre wide meltwater channel on a glacier in Norway. Locals ...
The climate is changing - the ICP Vegetation
... Surprisingly few studies have looked at the combined impact of ozone and nitrogen on vegeta'on. Nitrogen tends to increase plant growth and crop yield, whereas ozone has the opposite effect with high ...
... Surprisingly few studies have looked at the combined impact of ozone and nitrogen on vegeta'on. Nitrogen tends to increase plant growth and crop yield, whereas ozone has the opposite effect with high ...
Climate Change and Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Virginia
... be influenced by climate change. Climate change may have significant impacts on SAV through increases in temperature, atmospheric and weather changes, and sea level rise. Based on extensive knowledge obtained on SAV over the last three decades, the following scenarios related to climate change impac ...
... be influenced by climate change. Climate change may have significant impacts on SAV through increases in temperature, atmospheric and weather changes, and sea level rise. Based on extensive knowledge obtained on SAV over the last three decades, the following scenarios related to climate change impac ...
Climate Change and Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
... be influenced by climate change. Climate change may have significant impacts on SAV through increases in temperature, atmospheric and weather changes, and sea level rise. Based on extensive knowledge obtained on SAV over the last three decades, the following scenarios related to climate change impac ...
... be influenced by climate change. Climate change may have significant impacts on SAV through increases in temperature, atmospheric and weather changes, and sea level rise. Based on extensive knowledge obtained on SAV over the last three decades, the following scenarios related to climate change impac ...
Geoengineering the climate: science, governance
... Climate change is happening. Its impacts and costs will be large, serious, and unevenly spread. The impacts may be reduced by adaptation, and moderated by mitigation, especially by reducing emissions of greenhouse gases. However, global efforts to reduce emissions have not yet been sufficiently succ ...
... Climate change is happening. Its impacts and costs will be large, serious, and unevenly spread. The impacts may be reduced by adaptation, and moderated by mitigation, especially by reducing emissions of greenhouse gases. However, global efforts to reduce emissions have not yet been sufficiently succ ...
Chapter 11 Hunting, Herding, Fishing and Gathering
... linked to problems associated with the undermining of local modes of production. The erosion of a person’s position as a provider of welfare to family and community also has serious ramifications. A recent study of the importance of whaling for Inuit societies illustrates the negative social, cultur ...
... linked to problems associated with the undermining of local modes of production. The erosion of a person’s position as a provider of welfare to family and community also has serious ramifications. A recent study of the importance of whaling for Inuit societies illustrates the negative social, cultur ...
From Risk to Return: Investing in Climate Change Adaptation
... carbon emissions cease tomorrow, science tells us that sea levels will continue to rise, oceans will continue to warm, weather patterns will change, and extreme weather events will continue to devastate communities more often and in different ways than in the past. ...
... carbon emissions cease tomorrow, science tells us that sea levels will continue to rise, oceans will continue to warm, weather patterns will change, and extreme weather events will continue to devastate communities more often and in different ways than in the past. ...
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... for future generations. There is a scientific consensus that human activities, through which greenhouse gases are emitted into the atmosphere, are changing our climate (IPCC, 2001a). Greenhouse gases have accumulated in the atmosphere for centuries and the decay of most greenhouse gases takes more t ...
... for future generations. There is a scientific consensus that human activities, through which greenhouse gases are emitted into the atmosphere, are changing our climate (IPCC, 2001a). Greenhouse gases have accumulated in the atmosphere for centuries and the decay of most greenhouse gases takes more t ...
Public Perception of geoengineering and its consequences for
... Furthermore, it was believed that using CDR would bring the environment back to its balance while SRM measures are not controllable, are likely to be irreversible, impose costs and risks onto others and may not be effective enough. Pidgeon et al. (2012) found out correlations between geoengineering ...
... Furthermore, it was believed that using CDR would bring the environment back to its balance while SRM measures are not controllable, are likely to be irreversible, impose costs and risks onto others and may not be effective enough. Pidgeon et al. (2012) found out correlations between geoengineering ...
DRAFT New Jersey Climate and Health Profile Report is available
... an analysis of recent trends related to temperature, precipitation and sea-level rise. This is followed by an overview of various climate projections for temperature and precipitation in New Jersey based on different emissions scenarios. Next, the direct and indirect health impacts of climate change ...
... an analysis of recent trends related to temperature, precipitation and sea-level rise. This is followed by an overview of various climate projections for temperature and precipitation in New Jersey based on different emissions scenarios. Next, the direct and indirect health impacts of climate change ...
Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in Europe - Clima-net
... adverse impacts are projected to occur on natural and human systems that are already under pressure from changes in land use, for example. Northern and some western regions of Europe, on the other hand, may experience beneficial impacts, particularly within agriculture, for some period of time. Moun ...
... adverse impacts are projected to occur on natural and human systems that are already under pressure from changes in land use, for example. Northern and some western regions of Europe, on the other hand, may experience beneficial impacts, particularly within agriculture, for some period of time. Moun ...
Dynamical downscaling from climate
... above 500 hPa. However, as noted in the introduction above, this may lead to some internal inconsistencies in the downscaled simulation. This new simulation employs Mk 3.5 sea-surface temperatures and sea ice as bottom boundary conditions for the 200 km CCAM simulation. The model output was saved tw ...
... above 500 hPa. However, as noted in the introduction above, this may lead to some internal inconsistencies in the downscaled simulation. This new simulation employs Mk 3.5 sea-surface temperatures and sea ice as bottom boundary conditions for the 200 km CCAM simulation. The model output was saved tw ...
Analyses of the spring phenology of boreal trees and its - E
... the phenological regulation mechanisms of the trees more realistically, even though the model based on the signal from the light climate seems better for most species. Thus phenological data does not permit reliable estimates of the effect of climate change on the spring phenology of boreal trees. D ...
... the phenological regulation mechanisms of the trees more realistically, even though the model based on the signal from the light climate seems better for most species. Thus phenological data does not permit reliable estimates of the effect of climate change on the spring phenology of boreal trees. D ...
Climate trends in the Arctic as observed from space
... Oscillation is also presented. © 2014 The Authors. WIREs Climate Change published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. ...
... Oscillation is also presented. © 2014 The Authors. WIREs Climate Change published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. ...
Effects of Heat Stress on Working Populations when Facing Climate
... Current Status Climate change and its effects The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Forth Assessment Report (AR4) which came out in 2007 stated clearly that ‘warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocea ...
... Current Status Climate change and its effects The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Forth Assessment Report (AR4) which came out in 2007 stated clearly that ‘warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocea ...
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... Introduction to Geography, 6e (Dahlman/Renwick) Chapter 2 Weather, Climate, and Climate Change 1) The fuel driving the weather is A) gravity. B) inertia of motion. C) solar energy. D) convection. Answer: C Diff: 1 Topic/Section: Energy and Weather Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge Nat Geo Standard: 7. Phy ...
... Introduction to Geography, 6e (Dahlman/Renwick) Chapter 2 Weather, Climate, and Climate Change 1) The fuel driving the weather is A) gravity. B) inertia of motion. C) solar energy. D) convection. Answer: C Diff: 1 Topic/Section: Energy and Weather Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge Nat Geo Standard: 7. Phy ...
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).