On the Relative Humidity of the Atmosphere
... If free tropospheric water vapor increases with temperature, the additional greenhouse effect reduces OLR compared to what it would be with water vapor fixed, whence the water vapor feedback factor β is positive, and climate sensitivity is increased. General circulation model simulations of the chan ...
... If free tropospheric water vapor increases with temperature, the additional greenhouse effect reduces OLR compared to what it would be with water vapor fixed, whence the water vapor feedback factor β is positive, and climate sensitivity is increased. General circulation model simulations of the chan ...
Climate Change Risk Assessment for the Australian Indian Ocean
... are potentially flooded during a one in 10 year event, three areas during a 100 year event and seven areas during a 1000 year event. In the future it is projected that the number of areas inundated on Home and West Islands are likely to increase quite dramatically with: Five out of 20 areas potentia ...
... are potentially flooded during a one in 10 year event, three areas during a 100 year event and seven areas during a 1000 year event. In the future it is projected that the number of areas inundated on Home and West Islands are likely to increase quite dramatically with: Five out of 20 areas potentia ...
The Future of the Antarctic Ozone Hole
... The SCAR (2009) report is a comprehensive summary of the impacts of the environmental effects of Antarctic climate change. The report states that although it is expected that ozone concentrations over the Antarctic will recover, if greenhouse gas concentrations increase at the present rate then temp ...
... The SCAR (2009) report is a comprehensive summary of the impacts of the environmental effects of Antarctic climate change. The report states that although it is expected that ozone concentrations over the Antarctic will recover, if greenhouse gas concentrations increase at the present rate then temp ...
US Senate Minority Report
... of scientists skeptical of man-made global warming fears. [See: Skeptical scientists overwhelm conference: '2/3 of presenters and question-askers were hostile to, even dismissive of, the UN IPCC' & see full reports here & here ] Even the mainstream media has begun to take notice of the expanding num ...
... of scientists skeptical of man-made global warming fears. [See: Skeptical scientists overwhelm conference: '2/3 of presenters and question-askers were hostile to, even dismissive of, the UN IPCC' & see full reports here & here ] Even the mainstream media has begun to take notice of the expanding num ...
US Senate Minority Report - US Senate Committee on Environment
... of scientists skeptical of man-made global warming fears. [See: Skeptical scientists overwhelm conference: '2/3 of presenters and question-askers were hostile to, even dismissive of, the UN IPCC' & see full reports here & here ] Even the mainstream media has begun to take notice of the expanding num ...
... of scientists skeptical of man-made global warming fears. [See: Skeptical scientists overwhelm conference: '2/3 of presenters and question-askers were hostile to, even dismissive of, the UN IPCC' & see full reports here & here ] Even the mainstream media has begun to take notice of the expanding num ...
Couplings Between Changes in the Climate System and
... water balances at the regional scale, from boreal to tropical forests. Models indicate increased boreal forest reduces the effects of snow albedo and causes regional warming. Observations and models of tropical forests also show effects of changing surface energy and water balance. ...
... water balances at the regional scale, from boreal to tropical forests. Models indicate increased boreal forest reduces the effects of snow albedo and causes regional warming. Observations and models of tropical forests also show effects of changing surface energy and water balance. ...
Couplings Between Changes in the Climate System
... water balances at the regional scale, from boreal to tropical forests. Models indicate increased boreal forest reduces the effects of snow albedo and causes regional warming. Observations and models of tropical forests also show effects of changing surface energy and water balance. ...
... water balances at the regional scale, from boreal to tropical forests. Models indicate increased boreal forest reduces the effects of snow albedo and causes regional warming. Observations and models of tropical forests also show effects of changing surface energy and water balance. ...
US Senate Minority Report
... of scientists skeptical of man-made global warming fears. [See: Skeptical scientists overwhelm conference: '2/3 of presenters and question-askers were hostile to, even dismissive of, the UN IPCC' & see full reports here & here ] Even the mainstream media has begun to take notice of the expanding num ...
... of scientists skeptical of man-made global warming fears. [See: Skeptical scientists overwhelm conference: '2/3 of presenters and question-askers were hostile to, even dismissive of, the UN IPCC' & see full reports here & here ] Even the mainstream media has begun to take notice of the expanding num ...
explaining extreme events of 2013
... Attribution of extreme events is a challenging science and one that is currently undergoing considerable evolution. In this paper, 20 different research groups explored the causes of 16 different events that occurred in 2013. The findings indicate that human-caused climate change greatly increased t ...
... Attribution of extreme events is a challenging science and one that is currently undergoing considerable evolution. In this paper, 20 different research groups explored the causes of 16 different events that occurred in 2013. The findings indicate that human-caused climate change greatly increased t ...
Explaining Extreme Events of 2013 from a Climate
... Attribution of extreme events is a challenging science and one that is currently undergoing considerable evolution. In this paper, 20 different research groups explored the causes of 16 different events that occurred in 2013. The findings indicate that human-caused climate change greatly increased t ...
... Attribution of extreme events is a challenging science and one that is currently undergoing considerable evolution. In this paper, 20 different research groups explored the causes of 16 different events that occurred in 2013. The findings indicate that human-caused climate change greatly increased t ...
Impacts of climate variability and extremes on global net primary
... prevalent in Amazonia, Africa and Australia. In dry years, however, we found a 3.2% reduction in global terrestrial NPP compared to the decadal mean, primarily due to limited moisture supply in tropical regions. At a global level, precipitation explained approximately 63% of the variation in terrest ...
... prevalent in Amazonia, Africa and Australia. In dry years, however, we found a 3.2% reduction in global terrestrial NPP compared to the decadal mean, primarily due to limited moisture supply in tropical regions. At a global level, precipitation explained approximately 63% of the variation in terrest ...
SECOND-ORDER DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 3 Do Not Cite
... Glaciers will continue to lose mass, with meltwater yields from stored glacier ice eventually diminishing as the glaciers shrink (high agreement, robust evidence). The rate of loss per unit of glacierized area will accelerate. The accumulation season will become shorter and the melting season longer ...
... Glaciers will continue to lose mass, with meltwater yields from stored glacier ice eventually diminishing as the glaciers shrink (high agreement, robust evidence). The rate of loss per unit of glacierized area will accelerate. The accumulation season will become shorter and the melting season longer ...
Climate Projections for Metro Vancouver
... and high elevations such as the slopes of the North Shore. In particular, the wettest areas in the local mountains will become even wetter. However, with warmer temperatures and more precipitation falling as rain, the April 1 snowpack depth in the watersheds is projected to decrease almost 60% by th ...
... and high elevations such as the slopes of the North Shore. In particular, the wettest areas in the local mountains will become even wetter. However, with warmer temperatures and more precipitation falling as rain, the April 1 snowpack depth in the watersheds is projected to decrease almost 60% by th ...
The Economic Effects of Long(Term Climate Change
... of historical determinants of city size in Early Modern Europe that have received particular attention in the literature: being part of an Atlantic trading nation (Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson, 2005); being majority Protestant in 1600 (Becker and Woessmann, 2009); having a history of Roman rule a ...
... of historical determinants of city size in Early Modern Europe that have received particular attention in the literature: being part of an Atlantic trading nation (Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson, 2005); being majority Protestant in 1600 (Becker and Woessmann, 2009); having a history of Roman rule a ...
U. S. Senate Minority Report:
... prominently featured the voices of scientists skeptical of man-made global warming fears. [See Full report Here: & see: Skeptical scientists overwhelm conference: '2/3 of presenters and question-askers were hostile to, even dismissive of, the UN IPCC' ] Even the mainstream media has begun to take no ...
... prominently featured the voices of scientists skeptical of man-made global warming fears. [See Full report Here: & see: Skeptical scientists overwhelm conference: '2/3 of presenters and question-askers were hostile to, even dismissive of, the UN IPCC' ] Even the mainstream media has begun to take no ...
Impacts of ocean acidification on marine organisms: quantifying
... we chose the response to a pH change closest to this global projection (<0.5) to minimize experimental variation. However, we then tested the effect of the magnitude of pH changes on our response estimates (see sensitivity analyzes below). Although multiple carbonate chemistry parameters will change ...
... we chose the response to a pH change closest to this global projection (<0.5) to minimize experimental variation. However, we then tested the effect of the magnitude of pH changes on our response estimates (see sensitivity analyzes below). Although multiple carbonate chemistry parameters will change ...
fram forum 2015
... temperature record was set despite the absence of El Niño conditions: temperatures in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean were normal. In many other places, however, the oceans were warmer than usual. Both reports cited high ocean temperatures as a factor in raising mean temperatures last year. In ...
... temperature record was set despite the absence of El Niño conditions: temperatures in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean were normal. In many other places, however, the oceans were warmer than usual. Both reports cited high ocean temperatures as a factor in raising mean temperatures last year. In ...
High Resolution Version - American Meteorological Society
... of model biases for establishing the causes of those events are poorly understood? The scientific developments in this report—now in its fourth year—as well as in the broader scientific literature, suggest that “event attribution” that detects the effects of long-term change on extreme events is pos ...
... of model biases for establishing the causes of those events are poorly understood? The scientific developments in this report—now in its fourth year—as well as in the broader scientific literature, suggest that “event attribution” that detects the effects of long-term change on extreme events is pos ...
Acclimation of photosynthesis to different growth temperatures in
... temporary carbon sequestration has to be considered in the context of climate change. Being closely interwoven with climate, plants will not only be passively affected by altered environmental factors, but they will adjust to new conditions and vice versa influence the persistent climate. Thus, in o ...
... temporary carbon sequestration has to be considered in the context of climate change. Being closely interwoven with climate, plants will not only be passively affected by altered environmental factors, but they will adjust to new conditions and vice versa influence the persistent climate. Thus, in o ...
Climate change impacts on groundwater and soil temperatures in
... induced by rising subsurface temperatures will likely alter surface and subsurface hydrology in high altitude and/or latitude regions and exacerbate the rate of anthropogenic climate change by releasing stored carbon into the atmosphere. This contribution discusses the theory and development of subs ...
... induced by rising subsurface temperatures will likely alter surface and subsurface hydrology in high altitude and/or latitude regions and exacerbate the rate of anthropogenic climate change by releasing stored carbon into the atmosphere. This contribution discusses the theory and development of subs ...
Kelp Forest
... deterioration and Hurd (1916) confirmed this finding, showing that bull kelp sporophytes develop blisters and wilt when subjected to rapid reductions in environmental salinity. However, the most likely impact ...
... deterioration and Hurd (1916) confirmed this finding, showing that bull kelp sporophytes develop blisters and wilt when subjected to rapid reductions in environmental salinity. However, the most likely impact ...
NDVI-based increase in growth of temperate grasslands and its
... China’s temperate grassland is the third largest grassland area in the world (Lee et al., 2002). It not only supports the world’s largest population of sheep and goats, but also plays an important role in the regional climate and reducing soil loss by wind or water erosion (Chen and Wang, 2000; Xie ...
... China’s temperate grassland is the third largest grassland area in the world (Lee et al., 2002). It not only supports the world’s largest population of sheep and goats, but also plays an important role in the regional climate and reducing soil loss by wind or water erosion (Chen and Wang, 2000; Xie ...
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.