SB 14-66 Climate Change: The Latest United
... (IPCC) prepare comprehensive reports about climate change at regular intervals based on the most recent scientific, technical and socio-economic information. The Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) sets out the current state of scientific knowledge and comprises three Working Group reports that cover: the ...
... (IPCC) prepare comprehensive reports about climate change at regular intervals based on the most recent scientific, technical and socio-economic information. The Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) sets out the current state of scientific knowledge and comprises three Working Group reports that cover: the ...
ICLEI Milestone 2 Report Climate Changes and Impacts for the City
... Historical trends at local stations The high natural variation in precipitation makes it more difficult to determine long term trends, especially for climate stations with shorter records. Most of the region experienced little change in annual precipitation, with small increases in the west, includi ...
... Historical trends at local stations The high natural variation in precipitation makes it more difficult to determine long term trends, especially for climate stations with shorter records. Most of the region experienced little change in annual precipitation, with small increases in the west, includi ...
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... and time. Areas that are already wet are likely to become wetter, while those that are already dry will in many cases become drier. The increase in average precipitation will be caused mainly by more frequent events involving very high rainfall, such as monsoon rain associated with tropical cyclones ...
... and time. Areas that are already wet are likely to become wetter, while those that are already dry will in many cases become drier. The increase in average precipitation will be caused mainly by more frequent events involving very high rainfall, such as monsoon rain associated with tropical cyclones ...
powerpoint presentation
... on Climate Change (IPCC) usage. • (But not used by all climate scientists.) • “Climate variability” = natural variability – Natural “modes” of variability ...
... on Climate Change (IPCC) usage. • (But not used by all climate scientists.) • “Climate variability” = natural variability – Natural “modes” of variability ...
Slide 1
... Smaller future meridional SST gradient Maximum equatorial warming is a robust response to greenhouse warming (e.g., Xie et al., 2010 J. Climate) ...
... Smaller future meridional SST gradient Maximum equatorial warming is a robust response to greenhouse warming (e.g., Xie et al., 2010 J. Climate) ...
1 CATASTROPHE TRENDS Lloyd’s
... been a surprise as warned in 2001 by academics. The long-term temperature trend shows an increase of a little above 0.2ºC over the period. Scientists believe that this increase cannot be explained solely by natural causes, with climate change likely having a growing impact. ...
... been a surprise as warned in 2001 by academics. The long-term temperature trend shows an increase of a little above 0.2ºC over the period. Scientists believe that this increase cannot be explained solely by natural causes, with climate change likely having a growing impact. ...
Activity 1: Climate timeline (PDF 70KB)
... work on climate change research and was heavily involved in the fourth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that was released in 2007. ...
... work on climate change research and was heavily involved in the fourth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that was released in 2007. ...
Expanding the Concept of Human - Caused Climate
... Policy Statement on Climate Variability and Change by the American Association of State Climatologists 1. Past climate is a useful guide to the future - Assessing past climate conditions provides a very effective analysis tool to assess societal and environmental vulnerability to future climate, re ...
... Policy Statement on Climate Variability and Change by the American Association of State Climatologists 1. Past climate is a useful guide to the future - Assessing past climate conditions provides a very effective analysis tool to assess societal and environmental vulnerability to future climate, re ...
Factsheet - Effects of climate change on polar
... Edgeøya, Nordaustlandet and Hopen. However, because the sea ice is retreating as a result of climate change, polar bears have stopped hibernating on Hopen. This is an indication of the fact that these hugely important hibernation areas are under direct threat from global warming. ...
... Edgeøya, Nordaustlandet and Hopen. However, because the sea ice is retreating as a result of climate change, polar bears have stopped hibernating on Hopen. This is an indication of the fact that these hugely important hibernation areas are under direct threat from global warming. ...
Detection of a Human Influence on North American Climate
... anthropogenic and natural forcings. However, we have not considered some other possible anthropogenic forcings, such as changes in land cover or the role of carbon black and other nonsulfate aerosols, which are likely to be somewhat more important on regional than on global scales. ...
... anthropogenic and natural forcings. However, we have not considered some other possible anthropogenic forcings, such as changes in land cover or the role of carbon black and other nonsulfate aerosols, which are likely to be somewhat more important on regional than on global scales. ...
Constraints on radiative forcing and future climate change from
... We expect that the deposition reported here will be possible with any metal that is known to deposit in the powdery regime of growth, in the shape of rounded crystals. We propose the following mechanistic explanation of this effect. First, in thin cells, and with a binary electrolyte, very high fiel ...
... We expect that the deposition reported here will be possible with any metal that is known to deposit in the powdery regime of growth, in the shape of rounded crystals. We propose the following mechanistic explanation of this effect. First, in thin cells, and with a binary electrolyte, very high fiel ...
Clouds and Climate
... planetary climate system. This section discusses some of those involving clouds. Feedback Loops in General A feedback is a process that responds to a system change by enhancing or diminishing the change. When a fraction of the output from a system feeds back to the system, it either speeds it up (po ...
... planetary climate system. This section discusses some of those involving clouds. Feedback Loops in General A feedback is a process that responds to a system change by enhancing or diminishing the change. When a fraction of the output from a system feeds back to the system, it either speeds it up (po ...
Green surprise? How terrestrial ecosystems could affect earth`s climate
... human-caused alterations in land cover, can dramatically (although less dramatic) results. Friedlingstein et al. alter terrestrial C storage. Generally speaking, these events (2001) showed that global warming could reduce the tend to release C from terrestrial ecosystems. Long-term ability of the bi ...
... human-caused alterations in land cover, can dramatically (although less dramatic) results. Friedlingstein et al. alter terrestrial C storage. Generally speaking, these events (2001) showed that global warming could reduce the tend to release C from terrestrial ecosystems. Long-term ability of the bi ...
IPCC WGII email part 2
... >disagree on the sign (Figure 10-1). Climate change may be beneficial >for moderate climate change but turn negative for greater warming. >Impacts worsen for larger warming, and estimates diverge. The new >estimates have slightly widened the uncertainty about the economic >impacts of climate.² ...
... >disagree on the sign (Figure 10-1). Climate change may be beneficial >for moderate climate change but turn negative for greater warming. >Impacts worsen for larger warming, and estimates diverge. The new >estimates have slightly widened the uncertainty about the economic >impacts of climate.² ...
Summary Report
... The Earth’s climate fluctuates over seasons, decades and centuries in response to both natural and human variables. Natural climate variability on different timescales is caused by cycles and trends in the Earth’s orbit, incoming solar radiation, the atmosphere’s chemical composition, ocean circulat ...
... The Earth’s climate fluctuates over seasons, decades and centuries in response to both natural and human variables. Natural climate variability on different timescales is caused by cycles and trends in the Earth’s orbit, incoming solar radiation, the atmosphere’s chemical composition, ocean circulat ...
Continental heat gain in the global climate system
... [1] Recent estimates have shown the heat gained by the ocean, atmosphere, and cryosphere as 18.2 1022 J, 6.6 1021 J, and 8.1 1021 J, respectively over the past half-century. However, the heat gain of the lithosphere via a heat flux across the solid surface of the continents (29% of the Earth’s ...
... [1] Recent estimates have shown the heat gained by the ocean, atmosphere, and cryosphere as 18.2 1022 J, 6.6 1021 J, and 8.1 1021 J, respectively over the past half-century. However, the heat gain of the lithosphere via a heat flux across the solid surface of the continents (29% of the Earth’s ...
An Enduring Conundrum for Wise Policy Advice
... umbrella term of “homogenisation”, there now seem to be a growing myriad of post-hoc adjustments to the original raw data that all seem to go in one direction, namely to increase the overall rate of global warming. This happens even on official websites. The total change is often somewhat greater th ...
... umbrella term of “homogenisation”, there now seem to be a growing myriad of post-hoc adjustments to the original raw data that all seem to go in one direction, namely to increase the overall rate of global warming. This happens even on official websites. The total change is often somewhat greater th ...
Summary of the ideas 2015 cut-off
... over Australasia) and far-reaching, global impacts through atmospheric perturbations (e.g., anomalous rainfall and associated flooding in California). The last major El Niño was in 1997/1998 when Earth system models, in situ measurement technology and Earth Observation data, and data assimilation me ...
... over Australasia) and far-reaching, global impacts through atmospheric perturbations (e.g., anomalous rainfall and associated flooding in California). The last major El Niño was in 1997/1998 when Earth system models, in situ measurement technology and Earth Observation data, and data assimilation me ...
Globalization and the Tragedy of the Commons
... energy of the earth, the natural resources of land and sea, our gene pool, which makes a single but diverse family out of the family of humans. The heritage includes many other attributes of nature which are or ought to be shared universally and equitably throughout the earth. The astronauts of Apol ...
... energy of the earth, the natural resources of land and sea, our gene pool, which makes a single but diverse family out of the family of humans. The heritage includes many other attributes of nature which are or ought to be shared universally and equitably throughout the earth. The astronauts of Apol ...
Climate Change: Lessons for our Future from the Distant Past
... hence re-radiation. In turn, that increases convection between the surface and sequentially through atmospheric layers, raising their temperatures and water vapour content, thereby changing cloud cover. Only a sophisticated general ‘equilibrium’ model of the system can capture the many complicated i ...
... hence re-radiation. In turn, that increases convection between the surface and sequentially through atmospheric layers, raising their temperatures and water vapour content, thereby changing cloud cover. Only a sophisticated general ‘equilibrium’ model of the system can capture the many complicated i ...
Food Security and Climate
... the fundamental laws of nature and still must contend with forces beyond their control, most notably the weather. Changes in the weather and climate give agriculture its own economic cycles, often unrelated to the general economy. While climate changes are inevitable and part of earth’s natural hist ...
... the fundamental laws of nature and still must contend with forces beyond their control, most notably the weather. Changes in the weather and climate give agriculture its own economic cycles, often unrelated to the general economy. While climate changes are inevitable and part of earth’s natural hist ...
Risks and Effects of Sea Level Rise on Coastal Peoples and
... For years, global climate change has been the focus of debate and speculation between leading scientists and politicians. The most recent edition of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released in April 2007, has cleared up much of this doubt. Scientists have determined with 95% certai ...
... For years, global climate change has been the focus of debate and speculation between leading scientists and politicians. The most recent edition of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released in April 2007, has cleared up much of this doubt. Scientists have determined with 95% certai ...
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.