Discussion Document Climate Change Consultations for
... Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is a significant consumer. What it purchases can create new business opportunities or influence which products or services are available in local markets. Buying energy-efficient vehicles, using virtual technologies that allow people to interact without travel ...
... Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is a significant consumer. What it purchases can create new business opportunities or influence which products or services are available in local markets. Buying energy-efficient vehicles, using virtual technologies that allow people to interact without travel ...
to a copy of the media release
... Global investors launch guide to drive engagement on climate risk with the mining sector A fortnight before the UN Climate Summit in Paris, and as the OECD struck a deal to restrict subsidies to the coal sector, a global network of more than 270 institutional investors (representing assets worth ove ...
... Global investors launch guide to drive engagement on climate risk with the mining sector A fortnight before the UN Climate Summit in Paris, and as the OECD struck a deal to restrict subsidies to the coal sector, a global network of more than 270 institutional investors (representing assets worth ove ...
... change since beneficial and unfavorable or detrimental effects of temperature, precipitation and other climatic factors are activated specifically (spatially and temporally) distributed. Therefore learning the distributions of the climatic parameters with emphasized importance of some main time inte ...
Integrating adaptive responses for mountains and watersheds
... essential to downstream water supply, and another 30 per cent providing support for this supply. Mountains occupy 24 per cent of the Earth, with 1.2 billion people living within and adjacent to them. They are centres of biodiversity, and function as gene pools. They contain a high proportion of the ...
... essential to downstream water supply, and another 30 per cent providing support for this supply. Mountains occupy 24 per cent of the Earth, with 1.2 billion people living within and adjacent to them. They are centres of biodiversity, and function as gene pools. They contain a high proportion of the ...
Priem-klima
... atmosphere contained even some 16 times more carbon dioxide than today. Still, this was not accompanied by unusual warm temperatures. On the contrary, at higher latitudes there was widespread glaciation. The average global temperature did not much differ from today’s. There are, of course, many envi ...
... atmosphere contained even some 16 times more carbon dioxide than today. Still, this was not accompanied by unusual warm temperatures. On the contrary, at higher latitudes there was widespread glaciation. The average global temperature did not much differ from today’s. There are, of course, many envi ...
- Green Schools Ireland
... precipitation, winds and other factors. Climate is the term used to describe the weather conditions over a period of years in a given place. Weather is what we experience on a day to day basis. The easiest way to relate the two terms is ‘Climate is what we expect and weather is what we get’. Scienti ...
... precipitation, winds and other factors. Climate is the term used to describe the weather conditions over a period of years in a given place. Weather is what we experience on a day to day basis. The easiest way to relate the two terms is ‘Climate is what we expect and weather is what we get’. Scienti ...
Thinning of the Arctic Ice Decline in Arctic Sea Ice Extent
... 3. What will be the knock-on effects on marine ecosystems and the ocean carbon cycle? “Thus chemical effects of CO2 on the marine environment may be as great a cause for concern as the radiative effects of CO2 on Earth’s climate.” [Caldeira & Wickett (2005) J. Geophys. Res. 110, C09S04] FISH AND CHI ...
... 3. What will be the knock-on effects on marine ecosystems and the ocean carbon cycle? “Thus chemical effects of CO2 on the marine environment may be as great a cause for concern as the radiative effects of CO2 on Earth’s climate.” [Caldeira & Wickett (2005) J. Geophys. Res. 110, C09S04] FISH AND CHI ...
The Dust Settles on Water Vapor Feedback
... has much less effect on the circulation. On page 727 of this issue, Soden et al. (4) study a climate perturbation that has more in common with greenhouse gas–related climate change. They demonstrate that the volcanic eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991 caused a positive water vapor feedback, and that ...
... has much less effect on the circulation. On page 727 of this issue, Soden et al. (4) study a climate perturbation that has more in common with greenhouse gas–related climate change. They demonstrate that the volcanic eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991 caused a positive water vapor feedback, and that ...
Office of Science
... – Develop Earth System Model simulation of Arctic Ecosystem evolution under climate change by developing a process-rich ecosystem model, from bedrock to the top of the vegetative canopy, at the scale of an Earth System Model (ESM) grid cell ...
... – Develop Earth System Model simulation of Arctic Ecosystem evolution under climate change by developing a process-rich ecosystem model, from bedrock to the top of the vegetative canopy, at the scale of an Earth System Model (ESM) grid cell ...
summary - Royal Society of New Zealand
... It is very likely that the rate of sea level rise around New Zealand will exceed the historical rate and exceed the global average. At least another 30cm is virtually guaranteed this century but the rise could exceed 1m. With a 30cm rise in sea level, the current ‘1 in 100 year’ extreme sea level ev ...
... It is very likely that the rate of sea level rise around New Zealand will exceed the historical rate and exceed the global average. At least another 30cm is virtually guaranteed this century but the rise could exceed 1m. With a 30cm rise in sea level, the current ‘1 in 100 year’ extreme sea level ev ...
- UNDP Climate Change Adaptation
... from modeled watershed impacts to national estimates. J. Am. Water Resour. As., 40, 129-148. The most recent application of economic analysis to climate change impacts on water resources. The authors start by characterizing climate change scenarios which are then used to model ...
... from modeled watershed impacts to national estimates. J. Am. Water Resour. As., 40, 129-148. The most recent application of economic analysis to climate change impacts on water resources. The authors start by characterizing climate change scenarios which are then used to model ...
The Third Number: 2 795 Gigatons
... the atmosphere by mid-century and still have some reasonable hope of staying below 2°. ("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 scientists be ...
... the atmosphere by mid-century and still have some reasonable hope of staying below 2°. ("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 scientists be ...
Can Economic and Environmental Sustainability Co
... disputing the climate change consensus. Sixteen of the attorneys general are Democrats, while Mr. Walker is an independent.” “Among those listed individually on the document are MIT professor emeritus Richard Lindzen and University of ...
... disputing the climate change consensus. Sixteen of the attorneys general are Democrats, while Mr. Walker is an independent.” “Among those listed individually on the document are MIT professor emeritus Richard Lindzen and University of ...
Mauritius
... (MOESDDBM) is the focal point for UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. It coordinates the country’s actions on climate change through its Climate Change Division (CCD) that has put in place a system to monitor and assess vulnerability and adaptation to climate change that allows for the monito ...
... (MOESDDBM) is the focal point for UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. It coordinates the country’s actions on climate change through its Climate Change Division (CCD) that has put in place a system to monitor and assess vulnerability and adaptation to climate change that allows for the monito ...
aerosols - climateknowledge.org
... • Reading responses of roughly one page (single-spaced). The responses do not need to be elaborate, but they should also not simply summarize the reading. They should be used by you to refine your questions and to improve your insight into climate change. • They should be submitted via CTools by nex ...
... • Reading responses of roughly one page (single-spaced). The responses do not need to be elaborate, but they should also not simply summarize the reading. They should be used by you to refine your questions and to improve your insight into climate change. • They should be submitted via CTools by nex ...
Vulnerability of Carbon and Water
... the increase of i) global precipitation, ii) water stress in some regions (eg, Amazon), and iii) interannual variability and extreme events (eg, droughts, floods). Changes in water cycle variables such as precipitation, runoff, streamflow, soil moisture, and atmospheric vapor pressure impact carbon ...
... the increase of i) global precipitation, ii) water stress in some regions (eg, Amazon), and iii) interannual variability and extreme events (eg, droughts, floods). Changes in water cycle variables such as precipitation, runoff, streamflow, soil moisture, and atmospheric vapor pressure impact carbon ...
Climate Conflicts: Extricating post-Kyoto Debates in Science and Policy
... Box 2: Example of censorship allegations by proponents of global warming James E. Hansen, longtime director of the agency's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, said in an interview that officials at NASA headquarters had ordered the public affairs staff to review his coming lectures, papers, posti ...
... Box 2: Example of censorship allegations by proponents of global warming James E. Hansen, longtime director of the agency's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, said in an interview that officials at NASA headquarters had ordered the public affairs staff to review his coming lectures, papers, posti ...
The National Association of Local Authorities of Georgia (NALAG
... The National Association of Local Authorities of Georgia (NALAG) is a non-governmental, non-profit and non-political organisation which unites all entities of local self-governance of Georgia. NALAG aims at further developing the local self-governance system; promoting democracy at the local level; ...
... The National Association of Local Authorities of Georgia (NALAG) is a non-governmental, non-profit and non-political organisation which unites all entities of local self-governance of Georgia. NALAG aims at further developing the local self-governance system; promoting democracy at the local level; ...
Weather/Climate Prediction - Institute for Mathematical Sciences
... ocean, while changes in the carbon dioxide fluxes affect the Earth’s radiative forcing and so affects the climate system. Recent AOGCMs now include the carbon cycle and the results confirmed the potential for strong feedback between it and the global climate. AOGCMs with coupled carbon cycle are abl ...
... ocean, while changes in the carbon dioxide fluxes affect the Earth’s radiative forcing and so affects the climate system. Recent AOGCMs now include the carbon cycle and the results confirmed the potential for strong feedback between it and the global climate. AOGCMs with coupled carbon cycle are abl ...
Climate
... the tilt of the Earth as it orbits the sun – We are tilted towards the sun during our summer and away from the sun during our winter. ...
... the tilt of the Earth as it orbits the sun – We are tilted towards the sun during our summer and away from the sun during our winter. ...
The greenhouse effect and global warming
... Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization. The IPCC is a collaborative activity comprising over 2000 climate scientists worldwide. Its main activity to provide in regular intervals an assessment of the state of knowledge on climate change First IPCC Report on Climate Cha ...
... Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization. The IPCC is a collaborative activity comprising over 2000 climate scientists worldwide. Its main activity to provide in regular intervals an assessment of the state of knowledge on climate change First IPCC Report on Climate Cha ...
Learn_climate_primary_power_point
... 35kg at the market to pay for other food and things like clothes. The past few years, the rain has been irregular and for shorter periods of time. Last year the rain didn’t come until July, which meant that planting was delayed. These changes have meant they can only now grow about 19kg of food a ye ...
... 35kg at the market to pay for other food and things like clothes. The past few years, the rain has been irregular and for shorter periods of time. Last year the rain didn’t come until July, which meant that planting was delayed. These changes have meant they can only now grow about 19kg of food a ye ...
Convention on the Conservation of European
... consideration by Contracting Parties. These measures are offered as examples of action that may be taken by authorities at all levels of governance to address this issue. Other complementary measures may be identified by governments as equally appropriate to their particular circumstances and concer ...
... consideration by Contracting Parties. These measures are offered as examples of action that may be taken by authorities at all levels of governance to address this issue. Other complementary measures may be identified by governments as equally appropriate to their particular circumstances and concer ...
Municipal Adaptation and Resiliency Service (MARS)
... Reduced average snow packs – but, potential for more extreme snow storms ...
... Reduced average snow packs – but, potential for more extreme snow storms ...
Light: The Cosmic Messenger
... ozone, reducing protection from UV radiation • Human activity is driving many other species to extinction • Human use of fossil fuels produces greenhouse gases that can cause global warming ...
... ozone, reducing protection from UV radiation • Human activity is driving many other species to extinction • Human use of fossil fuels produces greenhouse gases that can cause global warming ...
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).