Climate Change: The Scientific Debate
... But the hurricanes also demonstrated another fact about global warming, this one having nothing to do with chemistry or physics but instead with politics, journalism, and the rituals of science. Climate change somehow seems unable to emerge on the world stage for what it really is: the single bigges ...
... But the hurricanes also demonstrated another fact about global warming, this one having nothing to do with chemistry or physics but instead with politics, journalism, and the rituals of science. Climate change somehow seems unable to emerge on the world stage for what it really is: the single bigges ...
RVI111Roson_en.pdf
... the cge model to the subregions of Central America, the Caribbean and South America, and the countries of Suriname and Guyana (considered together) and Belize. The horizontal axis measures the change in temperature (in degrees Celsius) from the year 2000. The vertical axis measures the estimated per ...
... the cge model to the subregions of Central America, the Caribbean and South America, and the countries of Suriname and Guyana (considered together) and Belize. The horizontal axis measures the change in temperature (in degrees Celsius) from the year 2000. The vertical axis measures the estimated per ...
Annexes
... the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) under the Kyoto Protocol for which particular criteria apply (e. g., proof must be given that the land was not forested for at least 50 years or converted to alternative uses before 31 December 1989). For a discussion of the term forest and related terms such as ...
... the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) under the Kyoto Protocol for which particular criteria apply (e. g., proof must be given that the land was not forested for at least 50 years or converted to alternative uses before 31 December 1989). For a discussion of the term forest and related terms such as ...
Publication - World Vision International
... Located within the belt of tropical monsoons of Asia and adjoining the Eastern Sea, Hai Phong is under monsoon influence, attracting 31% of the storms and typhoons in Vietnam annually. Hai Phong is susceptible to many disasters such as typhoons, storms, storm surges, high tidal waves, floods, saltwa ...
... Located within the belt of tropical monsoons of Asia and adjoining the Eastern Sea, Hai Phong is under monsoon influence, attracting 31% of the storms and typhoons in Vietnam annually. Hai Phong is susceptible to many disasters such as typhoons, storms, storm surges, high tidal waves, floods, saltwa ...
Template
... To ensure that [Insert Local Government here] understands and addresses climate change impacts in a local, regional and international context, evaluates the climate change implications of operational decisions and policy positions, and is committed to greenhouse emissions reductions and risk managem ...
... To ensure that [Insert Local Government here] understands and addresses climate change impacts in a local, regional and international context, evaluates the climate change implications of operational decisions and policy positions, and is committed to greenhouse emissions reductions and risk managem ...
Climate notes
... • Even short-term changes in the climate may lead to long-lasting effects that may make the survival of life on Earth more difficult for both humans and other species. • Some of these potential climate changes include global warming, sea-level changes, and changes in precipitation. Chapter menu ...
... • Even short-term changes in the climate may lead to long-lasting effects that may make the survival of life on Earth more difficult for both humans and other species. • Some of these potential climate changes include global warming, sea-level changes, and changes in precipitation. Chapter menu ...
slides - Medical and Public Health Law Site
... original Clean Air Act to address local air pollutants rather than a substance that "is fairly consistent in its concentration throughout the world's atmosphere," declined in 1990 to enact proposed amendments to force EPA to set carbon dioxide emission standards for motor vehicles, ibid. and address ...
... original Clean Air Act to address local air pollutants rather than a substance that "is fairly consistent in its concentration throughout the world's atmosphere," declined in 1990 to enact proposed amendments to force EPA to set carbon dioxide emission standards for motor vehicles, ibid. and address ...
FAQ 8.1 | How Important Is Water Vapour to Climate Change?
... from anthropogenic sources is considerably less than from ‘natural’ evaporation. Therefore, it has a negligible impact on overall concentrations, and does not contribute significantly to the long-term greenhouse effect. This is the main reason why tropospheric water vapour (typically below 10 km alt ...
... from anthropogenic sources is considerably less than from ‘natural’ evaporation. Therefore, it has a negligible impact on overall concentrations, and does not contribute significantly to the long-term greenhouse effect. This is the main reason why tropospheric water vapour (typically below 10 km alt ...
Climate change impacts on global agricultural land availability
... The regional variability of GCM simulations and the diversity of emission scenarios are considered as the two major sources of uncertainty in climate change projections at the regional scale. Two widely used ensemble approaches are employed to deal with GCM regional variability, the simple average m ...
... The regional variability of GCM simulations and the diversity of emission scenarios are considered as the two major sources of uncertainty in climate change projections at the regional scale. Two widely used ensemble approaches are employed to deal with GCM regional variability, the simple average m ...
Climate Change: Kyoto Protocol and International Actions
... “greenhouse gases” (such as carbon dioxide and methane) in the atmosphere and causing potentially damaging climate change, nearly all nations of the world joined together in 1992 to sign the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The United States was one of the first nation ...
... “greenhouse gases” (such as carbon dioxide and methane) in the atmosphere and causing potentially damaging climate change, nearly all nations of the world joined together in 1992 to sign the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The United States was one of the first nation ...
The Kyoto Protocol and International Actions
... “greenhouse gases” (such as carbon dioxide and methane) in the atmosphere and causing potentially damaging climate change, nearly all nations of the world joined together in 1992 to sign the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The United States was one of the first nation ...
... “greenhouse gases” (such as carbon dioxide and methane) in the atmosphere and causing potentially damaging climate change, nearly all nations of the world joined together in 1992 to sign the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The United States was one of the first nation ...
IPCC WGII email part 2
... >for moderate climate change but turn negative for greater warming. >Impacts worsen for larger warming, and estimates diverge. The ...
... >for moderate climate change but turn negative for greater warming. >Impacts worsen for larger warming, and estimates diverge. The ...
Adapting portfolios to climate change
... These present large investment risks and opportunities. Most countries have signed the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to less than two degrees Celsius (2°C) above pre-industrial levels – the threshold where many scientists see irreversible damage and extreme weather effects kicking in. The ...
... These present large investment risks and opportunities. Most countries have signed the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to less than two degrees Celsius (2°C) above pre-industrial levels – the threshold where many scientists see irreversible damage and extreme weather effects kicking in. The ...
The Scientific Consensus on Climate Change: How
... 2003). So too says the American Geophysical Union: ‘‘Scientific evidence strongly indicates that natural influences cannot explain the rapid increase in global near-surface temperatures observed during the second half of the 20th century’’ (American Geophysical Union Council 2003). Likewise the Amer ...
... 2003). So too says the American Geophysical Union: ‘‘Scientific evidence strongly indicates that natural influences cannot explain the rapid increase in global near-surface temperatures observed during the second half of the 20th century’’ (American Geophysical Union Council 2003). Likewise the Amer ...
2.3 Climate Scenarios
... • Assuming future climate may be repeated as climate in a specified period in the past. ...
... • Assuming future climate may be repeated as climate in a specified period in the past. ...
Climate-Smart Agriculture Success Stories - CGSpace
... continue to do so for the foreseeable future, no matter what measures are now taken. For agriculture, change will also be significant, as temperatures rise, rainfall patterns change and pests and diseases find new ranges, posing new risks to food and farming. Until recently, agriculture has tended t ...
... continue to do so for the foreseeable future, no matter what measures are now taken. For agriculture, change will also be significant, as temperatures rise, rainfall patterns change and pests and diseases find new ranges, posing new risks to food and farming. Until recently, agriculture has tended t ...
assembly committee on natural resources
... global GHG emission increases are leading to higher air and water temperatures as well as rising sea levels. Sea level is expected to rise 17 to 66 inches by 2100, and the frequency of extreme events such as heat waves, wildfires, floods, and droughts is expected to increase. Pursuant to AB 32, ARB ...
... global GHG emission increases are leading to higher air and water temperatures as well as rising sea levels. Sea level is expected to rise 17 to 66 inches by 2100, and the frequency of extreme events such as heat waves, wildfires, floods, and droughts is expected to increase. Pursuant to AB 32, ARB ...
et al
... Bathiany, S., M. Claussen, et al. (2010). "Combined biogeophysical and biogeochemical effects of largescale forest cover changes in the MPI earth system model." Biogeosciences 7: 1383-1399. Betts, R. (2007). "Implications of land ecosystem-atmosphere interactions for strategies for climate change ad ...
... Bathiany, S., M. Claussen, et al. (2010). "Combined biogeophysical and biogeochemical effects of largescale forest cover changes in the MPI earth system model." Biogeosciences 7: 1383-1399. Betts, R. (2007). "Implications of land ecosystem-atmosphere interactions for strategies for climate change ad ...
Radiative forcing of climate by historical land cover change
... Figure 2. Zonally averaged equilibrium temperature (top), precipitation (red lines, bottom) and evaporation (green lines, bottom) differences for (a) present day vegetation – 1700 land cover and (b) 1992 land cover – 1700 land cover. a result of a conversion from forest to grassland in the tropics t ...
... Figure 2. Zonally averaged equilibrium temperature (top), precipitation (red lines, bottom) and evaporation (green lines, bottom) differences for (a) present day vegetation – 1700 land cover and (b) 1992 land cover – 1700 land cover. a result of a conversion from forest to grassland in the tropics t ...
Chapter 16 PowerPoint document
... A widely held opinion among natural and physical scientists is that the target should be set at twice the pre-industrial concentration (i.e. at 560 ppm of CO2 or 1190 GtC in the atmosphere). Many climate-change research teams have employed this value for one of the scenarios they have investigated. ...
... A widely held opinion among natural and physical scientists is that the target should be set at twice the pre-industrial concentration (i.e. at 560 ppm of CO2 or 1190 GtC in the atmosphere). Many climate-change research teams have employed this value for one of the scenarios they have investigated. ...
SustainablePanel - Academic Program Pages at Evergreen
... Without greenhouse gases such as water vapor and CO2, Earth would have been too cold to support life for billions of years… ...
... Without greenhouse gases such as water vapor and CO2, Earth would have been too cold to support life for billions of years… ...
Climate Change Impacts in the United States
... Projections of future precipitation patterns are less certain than projections for temperature in11 creases. Because the Southeast is located in the transition zone between projected wetter conditions to the north and drier conditions to the southwest, many of the model projections show only small c ...
... Projections of future precipitation patterns are less certain than projections for temperature in11 creases. Because the Southeast is located in the transition zone between projected wetter conditions to the north and drier conditions to the southwest, many of the model projections show only small c ...
Adapting portfolios to climate change
... see irreversible damage and extreme weather effects kicking in. The countries have submitted plans to reduce carbon emissions in so-called intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs). Yet scientists say these commitments alone are not enough to keep temperature rises below 2°C. See The Pric ...
... see irreversible damage and extreme weather effects kicking in. The countries have submitted plans to reduce carbon emissions in so-called intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs). Yet scientists say these commitments alone are not enough to keep temperature rises below 2°C. See The Pric ...
On Assessing the Relative Roles of Initial and Boundary Conditions
... There is no indication of any second kind predictability at lead times of less that 20 years for North Atlantic SSTs nor for NINO3 SSTs. The climate change signal is more likely to emerge on global scales because of the “noise” being reduced relative to the “signal” by spatial averaging (Stott and T ...
... There is no indication of any second kind predictability at lead times of less that 20 years for North Atlantic SSTs nor for NINO3 SSTs. The climate change signal is more likely to emerge on global scales because of the “noise” being reduced relative to the “signal” by spatial averaging (Stott and T ...
Public!Intellectuals
... The second group, Smart Growth Reformers, agree that limits to growth should be respected, but assume that environmental limits can be stretched if the right market-‐based mechanisms are implemented, enabling ...
... The second group, Smart Growth Reformers, agree that limits to growth should be respected, but assume that environmental limits can be stretched if the right market-‐based mechanisms are implemented, enabling ...
Climate change in the United States
Because of global warming, there has been concern in the United States and internationally, that the country should reduce total greenhouse gas which is relatively high per capita.In 2012, the United States experienced its warmest year on record. As of 2012, the thirteen warmest years for the entire planet have all occurred since 1998, transcending those from 1880.From 1950 to 2009, the American government's surface temperature record shows an increase by 1 °F (0.56 °C), approximately. Global warming has caused many changes in the U.S. According to a 2009 statement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), trends include lake and river ice melting earlier in the spring, plants blooming earlier, multiple animal species shifting their habitat ranges northward, and reductions in the size of glaciers.Predicting future climate changes are fraught with difficultly. Some research has warned against possible problems due to American climate changes such as the spread of invasive species and possibilities of floods as well as droughts. Changes in climate in the regions of the United States appear significant. Drought conditions appear to be worsening in the southwest while improving in the northeast for example.President Barack Obama committed in the December 2009 Copenhagen Climate Change Summit to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the range of 17% below 2005 levels by 2020, 42% below 2005 levels by 2030, and 83% below 2005 levels by 2050. In an address towards the U.S. Congress in June 2013, Obama detailed a specific action plan to achieve the 17% carbon emissions cut from 2005 by 2020. He included such measures as shifting from coal-based power generation to solar and natural gas production.