Scientific Shortcomings in the EPA`s Endangerment
... recent important scientific papers that, in aggregate, seriously challenge this assertion. According to the EPA study, “The heating effect caused by the human-induced buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is very likely the cause of most of the observed warming of the last 50 years” (EPA 200 ...
... recent important scientific papers that, in aggregate, seriously challenge this assertion. According to the EPA study, “The heating effect caused by the human-induced buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is very likely the cause of most of the observed warming of the last 50 years” (EPA 200 ...
Climate change impacts on global agricultural land availability
... scenario B1. Regions characterized by relatively high latitudes such as Russia, China and the US may expect an increase of total arable land by 37–67%, 22–36% and 4–17%, respectively, while tropical and sub-tropical regions may suffer different levels of lost arable land. For example, South America ...
... scenario B1. Regions characterized by relatively high latitudes such as Russia, China and the US may expect an increase of total arable land by 37–67%, 22–36% and 4–17%, respectively, while tropical and sub-tropical regions may suffer different levels of lost arable land. For example, South America ...
Scientific Shortcomings in the EPA’s Endangerment Finding from Greenhouse Gases
... recent important scientific papers that, in aggregate, seriously challenge this assertion. According to the EPA study, “The heating effect caused by the human-induced buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is very likely the cause of most of the observed warming of the last 50 years” (EPA 200 ...
... recent important scientific papers that, in aggregate, seriously challenge this assertion. According to the EPA study, “The heating effect caused by the human-induced buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is very likely the cause of most of the observed warming of the last 50 years” (EPA 200 ...
Climate Change: The Scientific Debate
... GOES-12 imagery over the northern East Pacific Ocean on 10 February 2003. Particles in the exhaust plumes of ships tend to act as cloud condensation nuclei (CCN), creating streaks consisting of smaller cloud droplets within the pre-existing cloud deck. The resulting changes in the emissivity of the ...
... GOES-12 imagery over the northern East Pacific Ocean on 10 February 2003. Particles in the exhaust plumes of ships tend to act as cloud condensation nuclei (CCN), creating streaks consisting of smaller cloud droplets within the pre-existing cloud deck. The resulting changes in the emissivity of the ...
Coastal Cities - Coastal Impacts
... 2. The environment has become Living with the ocean far more vulnerable to impacts from more people and i f t t infrastructure. ...
... 2. The environment has become Living with the ocean far more vulnerable to impacts from more people and i f t t infrastructure. ...
Water Climate Change Impacts
... Globally, 2015 was the hottest year on record, over 1°C warmer than the pre-industrial average. Global sea level is rising at about 3 mm every year. Across northern Europe rainfall increased significantly over the 20th century, with a decrease in rainfall in the Mediterranean region. The UK climate ...
... Globally, 2015 was the hottest year on record, over 1°C warmer than the pre-industrial average. Global sea level is rising at about 3 mm every year. Across northern Europe rainfall increased significantly over the 20th century, with a decrease in rainfall in the Mediterranean region. The UK climate ...
Author`s personal copy
... Other predictions have not necessarily been underestimates, but have not been alarmist, either. The debate over hurricanes provides an example, which we discuss below, drawing on The Copenhagen Diagnosis as well as subsequent literature. A key question is whether there has been a trend in hurricane ...
... Other predictions have not necessarily been underestimates, but have not been alarmist, either. The debate over hurricanes provides an example, which we discuss below, drawing on The Copenhagen Diagnosis as well as subsequent literature. A key question is whether there has been a trend in hurricane ...
Salluit - Canadian Institute of Planners
... records indicate that these predictions may be underestimated. In Salluit, Québec, the annual temperature increased 2.6°C over 13 years from 1990 to 2003. In the encompassing region of Nunavik, scientists observed the highest rate of climate warming on record during the 1990s. The impacts of climate ...
... records indicate that these predictions may be underestimated. In Salluit, Québec, the annual temperature increased 2.6°C over 13 years from 1990 to 2003. In the encompassing region of Nunavik, scientists observed the highest rate of climate warming on record during the 1990s. The impacts of climate ...
Global Climate Change - Vanderbilt University
... changes over decades, while weather changes on a daily and even hourly basis. Humans often overgeneralize, in space and time, the short-term changes in weather (Pollack 2005). An example of overgeneralizing in a geographic sense is "we had a wet summer, so everyone in the US had a wet summer." We ov ...
... changes over decades, while weather changes on a daily and even hourly basis. Humans often overgeneralize, in space and time, the short-term changes in weather (Pollack 2005). An example of overgeneralizing in a geographic sense is "we had a wet summer, so everyone in the US had a wet summer." We ov ...
Adapted from a Public Briefing
... droughts of greater severity. Hurricane wind speeds, rainfall intensity, and storm surge levels are projected to increase. The strongest cold season storms are likely to become more frequent, with stronger winds and more extreme wave heights. Current and future impacts resulting from these changes d ...
... droughts of greater severity. Hurricane wind speeds, rainfall intensity, and storm surge levels are projected to increase. The strongest cold season storms are likely to become more frequent, with stronger winds and more extreme wave heights. Current and future impacts resulting from these changes d ...
ocean climate change, phytoplankton community
... used here to include both anthropogenic climate change as well as the large-scale decadal oceanographic patterns such as the ENSO, Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), and NAO. This use is in contrast to ‘‘weather,’’ which occurs over short timescales of days to weeks (cf. Moore et al. 2008b). The eart ...
... used here to include both anthropogenic climate change as well as the large-scale decadal oceanographic patterns such as the ENSO, Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), and NAO. This use is in contrast to ‘‘weather,’’ which occurs over short timescales of days to weeks (cf. Moore et al. 2008b). The eart ...
here - Climate Realists
... 1880 AD on. The increase in average global temperature over this period appears to have been about 0.7 degrees Centigrade. Not all scientists agree on the magnitude of the increase in average global temperature, nor do they agree on the magnitude or direction of the change in average temperature pre ...
... 1880 AD on. The increase in average global temperature over this period appears to have been about 0.7 degrees Centigrade. Not all scientists agree on the magnitude of the increase in average global temperature, nor do they agree on the magnitude or direction of the change in average temperature pre ...
Climate Thermodynamics
... of 10 C/km determined by radiation, but suggest that negative thermodynamic feedback effectively reduces climate sensitivity to a harmless 0.5 C. We will argue that an initial lapse rate of g = 9.81 C/km is instead determined by thermodynamics (and not by radiation) as an equilibrium state without h ...
... of 10 C/km determined by radiation, but suggest that negative thermodynamic feedback effectively reduces climate sensitivity to a harmless 0.5 C. We will argue that an initial lapse rate of g = 9.81 C/km is instead determined by thermodynamics (and not by radiation) as an equilibrium state without h ...
ECOLOGY, POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
... century, with accelerated warming during the past two decades. There is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities. Human activities have altered the chemical composition of the atmosphere through the buildup of greenhouse gases – pr ...
... century, with accelerated warming during the past two decades. There is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities. Human activities have altered the chemical composition of the atmosphere through the buildup of greenhouse gases – pr ...
Long-Term Ecological Records and Their Relevance to Climate
... the Sahara and Namibian deserts; however, of the world’s biodiversity hot spots, the Amazon is expected to experience particularly pronounced warming. Anticipated impacts of the predicted climate changes on the Earth’s biota can be broadly classified under three possible scenarios: extirpation, migra ...
... the Sahara and Namibian deserts; however, of the world’s biodiversity hot spots, the Amazon is expected to experience particularly pronounced warming. Anticipated impacts of the predicted climate changes on the Earth’s biota can be broadly classified under three possible scenarios: extirpation, migra ...
2005 Exxon Foundation 990 vs Exxon Giving Report
... Many groups receive grants from ExxonMobil every year, whereas other groups have received funding sporadically through the years. In order to know if ExxonMobil is no longer pursuing its disinformation campaign by funding a network of denial groups, the company would have to clearly state its new fu ...
... Many groups receive grants from ExxonMobil every year, whereas other groups have received funding sporadically through the years. In order to know if ExxonMobil is no longer pursuing its disinformation campaign by funding a network of denial groups, the company would have to clearly state its new fu ...
Tall tales and Fat tails: The science and economics of extreme
... The pdfs generated represent different assessments of epistemic uncertainty, each conditioned on a different set of assumptions (only some of which are usually made explicit) and founded on different underlying observational and/or model data. It is important to note, however, that S is being used a ...
... The pdfs generated represent different assessments of epistemic uncertainty, each conditioned on a different set of assumptions (only some of which are usually made explicit) and founded on different underlying observational and/or model data. It is important to note, however, that S is being used a ...
The Effect of a One-Foot Sea Level Rise on Saltwater... Biscayne Aquifer in Miami-Dade County, Florida
... level rise. Dams located along the elevated coast line were identified as at risk, as they would be submerged or rendered ineffective from canals overflowing around the dam. Ineffective dams would cause ocean water to flow into canals and potentially seep into the Biscayne Aquifer. ...
... level rise. Dams located along the elevated coast line were identified as at risk, as they would be submerged or rendered ineffective from canals overflowing around the dam. Ineffective dams would cause ocean water to flow into canals and potentially seep into the Biscayne Aquifer. ...
Observed and Simulated HIRS Diurnal Cycles
... Do this from data for all available data for the period ...
... Do this from data for all available data for the period ...
Culture and climate change: Japanese cherry blossom festivals and
... Somei-yoshino (Prunus yedoensis) are the most famous, and widely planted (Primack and Higuchi, 2007; Primack et al., 2009a). Ecological and biological studies report that climate change is affecting species and ecosystems in Japan (Doi and Takahashi, 2008; Kojiri et al., 2008; Primack et al., 2009b) ...
... Somei-yoshino (Prunus yedoensis) are the most famous, and widely planted (Primack and Higuchi, 2007; Primack et al., 2009a). Ecological and biological studies report that climate change is affecting species and ecosystems in Japan (Doi and Takahashi, 2008; Kojiri et al., 2008; Primack et al., 2009b) ...
Week Three Greenhouse Gas
... When one reviews all the data, both from thermometers and paleotemperature proxies, it becomes clear that the Earth has warmed significantly over the last 140 years; Global Warming is a reality. Few people contest the idea that some of the recent climate changes are likely due to natural processes, ...
... When one reviews all the data, both from thermometers and paleotemperature proxies, it becomes clear that the Earth has warmed significantly over the last 140 years; Global Warming is a reality. Few people contest the idea that some of the recent climate changes are likely due to natural processes, ...
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.