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climate change in the american mind
... Regarding consumer activism, 33 percent of Americans said they had rewarded companies that are taking action to reduce global warming by buying their products, while 24 percent said they had punished companies opposing steps to reduce global warming by boycotting their products. Importantly, 48 perc ...
... Regarding consumer activism, 33 percent of Americans said they had rewarded companies that are taking action to reduce global warming by buying their products, while 24 percent said they had punished companies opposing steps to reduce global warming by boycotting their products. Importantly, 48 perc ...
Historical Overview of Climate Change Science
... radiation coming from the surface. This blanketing is known as the natural greenhouse effect. The most important greenhouse gases are water vapour and carbon dioxide. The two most abundant constituents of the atmosphere – nitrogen and oxygen – have no such effect. Clouds, on the other hand, do exert ...
... radiation coming from the surface. This blanketing is known as the natural greenhouse effect. The most important greenhouse gases are water vapour and carbon dioxide. The two most abundant constituents of the atmosphere – nitrogen and oxygen – have no such effect. Clouds, on the other hand, do exert ...
Stratospheric Aerosol Geoengineering
... stratosphere typically is an exponential process. The e-folding time is about one year, which means that a year after the formation of volcanic sulfate particles from tropical injection, the concentration is about 1/3 of the original amount, and after another year, the concentration is about 1/3 of ...
... stratosphere typically is an exponential process. The e-folding time is about one year, which means that a year after the formation of volcanic sulfate particles from tropical injection, the concentration is about 1/3 of the original amount, and after another year, the concentration is about 1/3 of ...
Mid-21st century projections in temperature extremes in
... seen in the past instrumental record (Rangwala and Miller 2011). While the observed changes in this region have not been formally attributed to anthropogenic causes, RCMs do show similar trends in the future, motivating a detailed ...
... seen in the past instrumental record (Rangwala and Miller 2011). While the observed changes in this region have not been formally attributed to anthropogenic causes, RCMs do show similar trends in the future, motivating a detailed ...
... have the potential to directly impact human health across the continent. High ambient temperatures affect the body’s thermoregulatory system, leading to the body’s inability to maintain thermal balance [3]. Exposure to high temperatures can lead to physical disorders including discomfort, fatigue, a ...
3 Climate change and the Law of the Sea Convention
... could lead one to wonder why the sudden commotion about it. In order to understand what is happening and why the issue of climate change requires urgent attention, a brief summary of the history of the Earth is helpful. When our planet was born, surface temperatures were so high that rocks were liqu ...
... could lead one to wonder why the sudden commotion about it. In order to understand what is happening and why the issue of climate change requires urgent attention, a brief summary of the history of the Earth is helpful. When our planet was born, surface temperatures were so high that rocks were liqu ...
Climate Change and US Agriculture
... current mean temperature of 59oF (15oC). The concern now is that human activities are causing the natural greenhouse effect to be augmented, leading to significant changes in the temperature and related changes in the entire climate system. Has global warming actual begun? When we look at the Earth’ ...
... current mean temperature of 59oF (15oC). The concern now is that human activities are causing the natural greenhouse effect to be augmented, leading to significant changes in the temperature and related changes in the entire climate system. Has global warming actual begun? When we look at the Earth’ ...
Seedling Growth Performance of Cassia fistula (Linn.) Using Climate
... differentiation (Colmore, 2003). United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) pointed out that a 1.5o C mean temperature increase is equivalent to a potential northward shift of 50 to 80 km per decade or an altitude shift of 40-55 m per decade. The effects of climate change scenari ...
... differentiation (Colmore, 2003). United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) pointed out that a 1.5o C mean temperature increase is equivalent to a potential northward shift of 50 to 80 km per decade or an altitude shift of 40-55 m per decade. The effects of climate change scenari ...
1 Internationally Coordinated, Cooperative Arctic Marine Science
... international coordination of deployment of sensors and resources from the very start, such as through coordination with DAMOCLES11 and other international programs.12 This was achieved through the long history of existing international ties and collaborative frameworks which had prepared the ground ...
... international coordination of deployment of sensors and resources from the very start, such as through coordination with DAMOCLES11 and other international programs.12 This was achieved through the long history of existing international ties and collaborative frameworks which had prepared the ground ...
Biogeosciences
... 2006, 1997; Carr et al., 2006). These methods have the advantage in that they provide large spatial and temporal coverage of vast ocean areas. Reference measurements from shipbased observations, however, are still sparse. Complex algorithms lead stepwise from ocean colour measurements to Chl concent ...
... 2006, 1997; Carr et al., 2006). These methods have the advantage in that they provide large spatial and temporal coverage of vast ocean areas. Reference measurements from shipbased observations, however, are still sparse. Complex algorithms lead stepwise from ocean colour measurements to Chl concent ...
Climate Change and the Monterey Bay Shoreline
... into the atmosphere as a result of burning oil, natural gas, and coal, in combination with the depletion of our dense forests and wetlands which act as natural carbon dioxide sinks, are leading to an unnaturally high concentration of GHGs that are in turn intensifying the natural greenhouse effect o ...
... into the atmosphere as a result of burning oil, natural gas, and coal, in combination with the depletion of our dense forests and wetlands which act as natural carbon dioxide sinks, are leading to an unnaturally high concentration of GHGs that are in turn intensifying the natural greenhouse effect o ...
Climate change implications for fisheries and aquaculture
... Sea level changes can be influenced by a variety of factors, such as the warming or cooling of the ocean and the subsequent thermal expansion or contraction of water volume (WGI, p. 285). The global mean sea level (GMSL) has risen by 1.7 mm/year from 1901 to 2010 (WGI, p. 287). Deviations from long- ...
... Sea level changes can be influenced by a variety of factors, such as the warming or cooling of the ocean and the subsequent thermal expansion or contraction of water volume (WGI, p. 285). The global mean sea level (GMSL) has risen by 1.7 mm/year from 1901 to 2010 (WGI, p. 287). Deviations from long- ...
use of regional climate for hydrological simulations for the
... present climate (1961-1990) and future climate SRES A2 scenario (2071-2100) are simulated by the PRECIS Regional Climate Model at a spatial resolution of 25 x 25 km. Two HBV models (i.e. HBV-Met and HBV-PRECIS) are designed to quantify the future discharge. HBV-Met is calibrated and validated with i ...
... present climate (1961-1990) and future climate SRES A2 scenario (2071-2100) are simulated by the PRECIS Regional Climate Model at a spatial resolution of 25 x 25 km. Two HBV models (i.e. HBV-Met and HBV-PRECIS) are designed to quantify the future discharge. HBV-Met is calibrated and validated with i ...
Georgia report NEWER - Physicians for Social Responsibility
... projected rate of warming based on human-induced effects. In fact, scientists now say that they cannot explain this unusual warmth without including the effects of both human-generated greenhouse gases and aerosols. —D. JAMES BAKER, ADMINISTRATOR, U.S. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ...
... projected rate of warming based on human-induced effects. In fact, scientists now say that they cannot explain this unusual warmth without including the effects of both human-generated greenhouse gases and aerosols. —D. JAMES BAKER, ADMINISTRATOR, U.S. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ...
How much do precipitation extremes change in a warming
... increased water vapor could invigorate the storms. However, they didn’t give any quantitative estimate how much over the Clausius-Clapeyron rate or at what intensity of the storms. [4] An invigorated storm could remove moisture by more than 7% K 1 from the atmosphere. On the other hand, global evapo ...
... increased water vapor could invigorate the storms. However, they didn’t give any quantitative estimate how much over the Clausius-Clapeyron rate or at what intensity of the storms. [4] An invigorated storm could remove moisture by more than 7% K 1 from the atmosphere. On the other hand, global evapo ...
Climate change impacts on snow water availability in the Euphrates
... ble mean) of 38 % for the A2 aggressive climate change scenario occurred later in the century. Associated with decreasing snow water availability and the shift in increased evapotranspiration over the seasonal precipitation, average total basin reservoir storage and average hydropower production gen ...
... ble mean) of 38 % for the A2 aggressive climate change scenario occurred later in the century. Associated with decreasing snow water availability and the shift in increased evapotranspiration over the seasonal precipitation, average total basin reservoir storage and average hydropower production gen ...
Simulating thermal pollution caused by a hypothetical groundwater
... The Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that the rise in the mean global surface air temperature by the end of the twenty-first century relative to the pre-industrial period is likely to be between 1.5 and 4.5 °C (Symon 2013 ...
... The Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that the rise in the mean global surface air temperature by the end of the twenty-first century relative to the pre-industrial period is likely to be between 1.5 and 4.5 °C (Symon 2013 ...
Major Climate Feedback Processes Water Vapor Feedback Snow
... Unlikely: The geothermal heat from the early Earth is sometimes suggested one such additional heat source to warm Earth. However, the geothermal heat flux is not big enough to supply the required energy. Solution 2: The planetary albedo must have been lower in the past Unlikely: It would require a ...
... Unlikely: The geothermal heat from the early Earth is sometimes suggested one such additional heat source to warm Earth. However, the geothermal heat flux is not big enough to supply the required energy. Solution 2: The planetary albedo must have been lower in the past Unlikely: It would require a ...
GDI 12 – Warming Core – Final
... eruptions, as well as a look at what happened thousands or even millions of years ago, when atmospheric CO2 levels were much higher due to natural causes. As this handy chart from New Scientist shows, most of these studies have been converging around the same range of answers: Doubling the amount of ...
... eruptions, as well as a look at what happened thousands or even millions of years ago, when atmospheric CO2 levels were much higher due to natural causes. As this handy chart from New Scientist shows, most of these studies have been converging around the same range of answers: Doubling the amount of ...
Acceleration technique for Milankovitch type forcing in a coupled
... survey is concerned with the middle to late Holocene, which can be considered as a relatively stable period, wherein rapid climate events were absent (Grootes et al. 1993, Clark et al. 2002). The temperature evolution of the Holocene is also important in light of recent climate change. The new third ...
... survey is concerned with the middle to late Holocene, which can be considered as a relatively stable period, wherein rapid climate events were absent (Grootes et al. 1993, Clark et al. 2002). The temperature evolution of the Holocene is also important in light of recent climate change. The new third ...
The Relationship between Land–Ocean Surface Temperature
... approached. In contrast, when climate is forced by prescribing changes in SSTs, the heat transport anomaly replaces ‘‘missing’’ radiative forcing over land by moving heat from ocean to land, warming the land surface. The heat transport anomaly remains substantial in steady state. These results are c ...
... approached. In contrast, when climate is forced by prescribing changes in SSTs, the heat transport anomaly replaces ‘‘missing’’ radiative forcing over land by moving heat from ocean to land, warming the land surface. The heat transport anomaly remains substantial in steady state. These results are c ...
Global warming in the public sphere
... marine environments. Given this basic set of scientific facts about global warming available by the 1960s, the issue of global warming could have emerged at least on the western social and political agenda much earlier than it did. At this time, media attention had also begun to include coverage of g ...
... marine environments. Given this basic set of scientific facts about global warming available by the 1960s, the issue of global warming could have emerged at least on the western social and political agenda much earlier than it did. At this time, media attention had also begun to include coverage of g ...
Annals of the Association of American Geographers Climate
... tectonic and topographic responses to climate perturbations need to be systematically explored. This study focuses on understanding climate variations in relation to glacier erosion and relief production. Field data, climate modeling, remote sensing, geomorphometry, geochronology, glaciology, and ge ...
... tectonic and topographic responses to climate perturbations need to be systematically explored. This study focuses on understanding climate variations in relation to glacier erosion and relief production. Field data, climate modeling, remote sensing, geomorphometry, geochronology, glaciology, and ge ...
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.