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aerosols - climateknowledge.org
... • That balance relies on water to exist in all three phases. – Too warm could run away to “greenhouse” – Too cold run away to “snowball” ice ...
... • That balance relies on water to exist in all three phases. – Too warm could run away to “greenhouse” – Too cold run away to “snowball” ice ...
Reconciling warming trends
... Figure 1 | Updated external influences on climate and their impact on the CMIP5 model runs. a, The latest reconstructions of optical depth for volcanic aerosols9,10 from the Mount Pinatubo eruption in 1991 suggest that the cooling effect of the eruption (1991–1993) was overestimated in the CMIP5 run ...
... Figure 1 | Updated external influences on climate and their impact on the CMIP5 model runs. a, The latest reconstructions of optical depth for volcanic aerosols9,10 from the Mount Pinatubo eruption in 1991 suggest that the cooling effect of the eruption (1991–1993) was overestimated in the CMIP5 run ...
The global Carbon Budget after the Paris Agreement
... and L.A. Meyer (eds.)]. IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland, 151 pp. http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessmentreport/ar5/syr/AR5_SYR_FINAL_All_Topics.pdf page 64, Table 2.2: ...
... and L.A. Meyer (eds.)]. IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland, 151 pp. http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessmentreport/ar5/syr/AR5_SYR_FINAL_All_Topics.pdf page 64, Table 2.2: ...
El Nino and La Nina
... across western North America in 1988/89 that was in the same pattern of the 1930s drought. Conflict developed when water flow in the Assiniboine River reached the lowest flow in 94 years of record. In 1996 the worst flood in 101 years was recorded. It was valuable because I could more easily convinc ...
... across western North America in 1988/89 that was in the same pattern of the 1930s drought. Conflict developed when water flow in the Assiniboine River reached the lowest flow in 94 years of record. In 1996 the worst flood in 101 years was recorded. It was valuable because I could more easily convinc ...
Hydrological Impacts of Global Climate Change
... and reduced peak snowpack, increased flows in winter, earlier and reduced spring and summer runoff, and decreased low flows in late summer. •Large-scale changes in the seasonal dynamics of snow accumulation and melt have already occurred in the West. •The most sensitive areas are coastal mountain ra ...
... and reduced peak snowpack, increased flows in winter, earlier and reduced spring and summer runoff, and decreased low flows in late summer. •Large-scale changes in the seasonal dynamics of snow accumulation and melt have already occurred in the West. •The most sensitive areas are coastal mountain ra ...
The effects of resource extraction from tropical rainforests and their
... sea levels by the end of the century. 2- This rise will threaten large areas of low lying coastal land including major world cities such as London. 3- Many islands in the Pacific Ocean are already being affected by rising sea levels Retreating glaciers 1- The vast majority of the world’s glaciers ar ...
... sea levels by the end of the century. 2- This rise will threaten large areas of low lying coastal land including major world cities such as London. 3- Many islands in the Pacific Ocean are already being affected by rising sea levels Retreating glaciers 1- The vast majority of the world’s glaciers ar ...
The Kyoto Protocol and Global Warming
... nineteenth century and peaked around 1940. Then, oddly, there was a cooling trend from 1940 until the late 1970s. And the third phase of the surface record shows a modest warming trend from the late 1970s to the present. Yet about 80 per cent of the carbon dioxide from human activities was added to ...
... nineteenth century and peaked around 1940. Then, oddly, there was a cooling trend from 1940 until the late 1970s. And the third phase of the surface record shows a modest warming trend from the late 1970s to the present. Yet about 80 per cent of the carbon dioxide from human activities was added to ...
Antarctic Research Centre Brochure - Victoria University of Wellington
... Earth’s present human-induced global warming trend and the changes projected for the polar regions, oceans, glaciers and our climate have parallels in ice core and geological records of the past. Our research is motivated by a need to understand past climate processes (palaeoclimate), particularly t ...
... Earth’s present human-induced global warming trend and the changes projected for the polar regions, oceans, glaciers and our climate have parallels in ice core and geological records of the past. Our research is motivated by a need to understand past climate processes (palaeoclimate), particularly t ...
Slide 1 - climateknowledge.org
... This predisposition for parts of the globe to be warm and parts of the globe to be cold means that measuring global warming is difficult. Some parts of the world could, in fact, get cooler because this warm and cool pattern could be changed. What is a scenario for record cold temperatures in norther ...
... This predisposition for parts of the globe to be warm and parts of the globe to be cold means that measuring global warming is difficult. Some parts of the world could, in fact, get cooler because this warm and cool pattern could be changed. What is a scenario for record cold temperatures in norther ...
Temperature anomaly for the Northeast U.S.
... wetter; precipitation has become more intense • These trends will continue in the coming decades • There is a large sensitivity to the emissions scenario, but not until mid century • Natural variability is important, particularly for precipitation ...
... wetter; precipitation has become more intense • These trends will continue in the coming decades • There is a large sensitivity to the emissions scenario, but not until mid century • Natural variability is important, particularly for precipitation ...
Slide 1 - GLISAclimate.org
... This predisposition for parts of the globe to be warm and parts of the globe to be cold means that measuring global warming is difficult. Some parts of the world could, in fact, get cooler because this warm and cool pattern could be changed. What is a scenario for record cold temperatures in norther ...
... This predisposition for parts of the globe to be warm and parts of the globe to be cold means that measuring global warming is difficult. Some parts of the world could, in fact, get cooler because this warm and cool pattern could be changed. What is a scenario for record cold temperatures in norther ...
SRU Primer on Sustainability and the Call for Action to Avoid
... In the United States, greenhouse gas emissions caused by human activities increased by 14 percent from 1990 to 2008. Carbon dioxide accounts for most of the nation’s emissions and most of this increase. Electricity generation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, fo ...
... In the United States, greenhouse gas emissions caused by human activities increased by 14 percent from 1990 to 2008. Carbon dioxide accounts for most of the nation’s emissions and most of this increase. Electricity generation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, fo ...
Press Pack - University of Cambridge
... observed over the last 50 years is likely to be attributable to human activities." Recent temperature rises can only be explained by human activities — computer models that simulate climate demonstrate that it other variations, such as the sun’s output and changes in volcanoes cannot account for all ...
... observed over the last 50 years is likely to be attributable to human activities." Recent temperature rises can only be explained by human activities — computer models that simulate climate demonstrate that it other variations, such as the sun’s output and changes in volcanoes cannot account for all ...
- adaptation
... Climate Change – A Snapshot The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projects for the next two decades a warming of 0.2°C per decade, triggering effects such as: Declining snow cover and sea ice; More frequent extremes, such as heat-waves and heavy precipitation events; Higher intensity ...
... Climate Change – A Snapshot The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projects for the next two decades a warming of 0.2°C per decade, triggering effects such as: Declining snow cover and sea ice; More frequent extremes, such as heat-waves and heavy precipitation events; Higher intensity ...
Evaluating Potential Impacts of Climate Change on
... From the scenario results indicate that an increase in precipitation resulted in an increase in annual runoff and stream flow. In contrast, a temperature increase caused a decrease in annual runoff. The runoff has a negative correlation with temperature change but a positive correlation with prec ...
... From the scenario results indicate that an increase in precipitation resulted in an increase in annual runoff and stream flow. In contrast, a temperature increase caused a decrease in annual runoff. The runoff has a negative correlation with temperature change but a positive correlation with prec ...
news & views
... from north to south, and closely matches what would be expected from orbital forcing 8. Specifically, the monsoon rains were reduced first in the north, and then progressively later ...
... from north to south, and closely matches what would be expected from orbital forcing 8. Specifically, the monsoon rains were reduced first in the north, and then progressively later ...
Title of Article
... pay for these solutions. Climate, ecological systems and society can all recoup after stress, but only if they are not exposed to prolonged challenge or to one disruption after another. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, established by the United Nations, calculates that halting the ongo ...
... pay for these solutions. Climate, ecological systems and society can all recoup after stress, but only if they are not exposed to prolonged challenge or to one disruption after another. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, established by the United Nations, calculates that halting the ongo ...
Physical impacts of climate change
This article is about the physical impacts of climate change. For some of these physical impacts, their effect on social and economic systems are also described.