Ch. 07
... the United States participate in the Kyoto Protocol? a. No. Americans spend enough on environmental cleanup and should not take on the burden of this treaty. b. Yes. We should participate, but only if India, China, and all other nations fairly participate. c. Yes. As the leading emitter of gre ...
... the United States participate in the Kyoto Protocol? a. No. Americans spend enough on environmental cleanup and should not take on the burden of this treaty. b. Yes. We should participate, but only if India, China, and all other nations fairly participate. c. Yes. As the leading emitter of gre ...
A climate of change? - Forschungszentrum Jülich
... gases must be considerably lowered. “This includes more than just CO2: other greenhouse gases such as methane or nitrous oxide also contribute to the effect,” says Andreas Wahner. Compelling all nations to reduce their emissions by means of laws appears almost impossible. Therefore, even the “small” ...
... gases must be considerably lowered. “This includes more than just CO2: other greenhouse gases such as methane or nitrous oxide also contribute to the effect,” says Andreas Wahner. Compelling all nations to reduce their emissions by means of laws appears almost impossible. Therefore, even the “small” ...
Presentation
... - Increased humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations due to extreme weather events. - Increased access to the Arctic region, driving competition. - Increased potential conflict due to water scarcity. - Developing countries are already experiencing this. - Competition for access and con ...
... - Increased humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations due to extreme weather events. - Increased access to the Arctic region, driving competition. - Increased potential conflict due to water scarcity. - Developing countries are already experiencing this. - Competition for access and con ...
Lecture 5: Cold War Scientists and the Denial of Global Warming
... loss, supports the conclusion that it is extremely unlikely that global climate change of the past fifty years can be explained without external forcing.” IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, 2007, Summary for Policymakers, p. 10 ...
... loss, supports the conclusion that it is extremely unlikely that global climate change of the past fifty years can be explained without external forcing.” IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, 2007, Summary for Policymakers, p. 10 ...
Follow_the_Source Sample
... that reporters, corporations, and policymakers often distrust climate science. This leads them to make decisions that may positively affect them in the short term, but in the long run will be dangerous for the environment. Oreskes says that the scientific consensus on climate change is obvious in th ...
... that reporters, corporations, and policymakers often distrust climate science. This leads them to make decisions that may positively affect them in the short term, but in the long run will be dangerous for the environment. Oreskes says that the scientific consensus on climate change is obvious in th ...
Mr Chairman
... bear in mind not only the urgent need to address the impacts of climate change on biodiversity, but also the need to appreciate the role of biodiversity – and of ecosystem integrity – in adaptation strategies. A series of natural events this year have underscored the critical role played by intact a ...
... bear in mind not only the urgent need to address the impacts of climate change on biodiversity, but also the need to appreciate the role of biodiversity – and of ecosystem integrity – in adaptation strategies. A series of natural events this year have underscored the critical role played by intact a ...
Climate and Carbon Cycle Prediction: C3P
... Anything that acts to decrease water density at Atlantic high latitudes can promote THC ...
... Anything that acts to decrease water density at Atlantic high latitudes can promote THC ...
File
... Many people consider that Global Warming is the greatest environmental threat of the 21st Century. However, during the 80s and early 90s scientists argued about the causes and effects of global warming. In the late 1990s scientists reached a consensus that global warming was a cause for concern. So ...
... Many people consider that Global Warming is the greatest environmental threat of the 21st Century. However, during the 80s and early 90s scientists argued about the causes and effects of global warming. In the late 1990s scientists reached a consensus that global warming was a cause for concern. So ...
Power Point Summary
... • Warming in the range of 1.5 -2 degrees Celsius clearly contains a significant risk of dangerous changes • Below 1.5 degrees Celsius there is still appears to be a risk of dangerous changes. Even at 1 degrees Celsius warming there remains a risk of significant loss of ice from ice sheets as well as ...
... • Warming in the range of 1.5 -2 degrees Celsius clearly contains a significant risk of dangerous changes • Below 1.5 degrees Celsius there is still appears to be a risk of dangerous changes. Even at 1 degrees Celsius warming there remains a risk of significant loss of ice from ice sheets as well as ...
Global Warming: Will Human-Induced Climate Change Destroy the
... space and the level of the sea rises. A 2℃ increase in earth's average temperature is expected to raise the sea level by about 50 cm. Sea level is rising more rapidly , and will probably continue to rise for several centuries. ...
... space and the level of the sea rises. A 2℃ increase in earth's average temperature is expected to raise the sea level by about 50 cm. Sea level is rising more rapidly , and will probably continue to rise for several centuries. ...
Climate trends, variations and climate change
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) “The work of the…IPCC represents the consensus of the international science community on climate change science. We recognize IPCC as the world’s most reliable source of information…and endorse its method of achieving this consensus.” Joint state ...
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) “The work of the…IPCC represents the consensus of the international science community on climate change science. We recognize IPCC as the world’s most reliable source of information…and endorse its method of achieving this consensus.” Joint state ...
Framework for the Ten Year Cooperation on
... and promote and guide bilateral cooperation on climate change, clean and efficient energy and environmental protection through a range of mechanisms, including: A. Ten Year Cooperation Framework on Energy and Environment The Participants recognize the ongoing importance of the Framework for Ten Year ...
... and promote and guide bilateral cooperation on climate change, clean and efficient energy and environmental protection through a range of mechanisms, including: A. Ten Year Cooperation Framework on Energy and Environment The Participants recognize the ongoing importance of the Framework for Ten Year ...
climate change - Hans von Storch
... In 1836 Rivière advocated the theory of deforestation for parts of southern France at the Academy in Paris; frost damage followed by the clearing of olive tree plantations has presumably caused a considerable reduction in rainfall and dried-up springs in the years from 1821 to 22. The question of c ...
... In 1836 Rivière advocated the theory of deforestation for parts of southern France at the Academy in Paris; frost damage followed by the clearing of olive tree plantations has presumably caused a considerable reduction in rainfall and dried-up springs in the years from 1821 to 22. The question of c ...
Climate Modeling
... Role of ocean surface currents Surface ocean currents carry heat from place to place in the Earth system. This affects regional climates. The Sun warms water at the equator more than it does at the high latitude polar regions. The heat travels in surface currents to higher latitudes. A current that ...
... Role of ocean surface currents Surface ocean currents carry heat from place to place in the Earth system. This affects regional climates. The Sun warms water at the equator more than it does at the high latitude polar regions. The heat travels in surface currents to higher latitudes. A current that ...
1.2 Development planning and climate change in Egypt
... Egypt signed the Convention of Climate Change in 1992 ,ratified it in 1994. During the first commitment period Egypt was the second African countries in terms of ranking in the CDM projects, that has 25 project registered in EB around. Egypt's sharing less than 1% from the global greenhouse gas emis ...
... Egypt signed the Convention of Climate Change in 1992 ,ratified it in 1994. During the first commitment period Egypt was the second African countries in terms of ranking in the CDM projects, that has 25 project registered in EB around. Egypt's sharing less than 1% from the global greenhouse gas emis ...
US National Climate Change Assessment on Forest Ecosystems: An
... The United States experienced one indication of climate change in 1988: The summer of that year was one of the hottest, driest ever recorded across the nation. Barges were stranded on the Mississippi River, and forest fires burned millions of acres in the western United States. In the eastern United ...
... The United States experienced one indication of climate change in 1988: The summer of that year was one of the hottest, driest ever recorded across the nation. Barges were stranded on the Mississippi River, and forest fires burned millions of acres in the western United States. In the eastern United ...
year Atm. CO 2 - Community Earth System Model
... 1-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; 2-National Center for Atmospheric Research; 3-University of California, Berkeley ...
... 1-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; 2-National Center for Atmospheric Research; 3-University of California, Berkeley ...
Ecosystem Impacts of Climate Change
... The warmest decade: the 1990s. The warmest year: 1998. 2001 second warmest year on record. Over last 25 years warming ~ 0.5 C Over past century warming ~ 0.75 C Cooling periods: 1945-1975. ...
... The warmest decade: the 1990s. The warmest year: 1998. 2001 second warmest year on record. Over last 25 years warming ~ 0.5 C Over past century warming ~ 0.75 C Cooling periods: 1945-1975. ...
co2_impact_on_climate - Colorado Professional Learning
... 2. Discuss the graph with students. Pose the following questions to the class: (Taken from Global Climate Change: The Effects of Global Warming.) a. “Describe the trend in the levels of CO2 in the atmosphere over the past 50 years. b. By what percentage has the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere ...
... 2. Discuss the graph with students. Pose the following questions to the class: (Taken from Global Climate Change: The Effects of Global Warming.) a. “Describe the trend in the levels of CO2 in the atmosphere over the past 50 years. b. By what percentage has the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere ...
MES_31 Jan Lecture
... Tree-ring reconstruction of precipitation in northern New Mexico (HG Grissino-Mayer) ...
... Tree-ring reconstruction of precipitation in northern New Mexico (HG Grissino-Mayer) ...
Graham-WCEA-Climate-Change-Energy
... What are the most significant potential risks to reliability in the Western Interconnection that could result from changes to the climate and how can those risks be reduced and managed? ...
... What are the most significant potential risks to reliability in the Western Interconnection that could result from changes to the climate and how can those risks be reduced and managed? ...
Webquest Directions
... c) How can I reduce my pile of trash? d) Do I need to save water too? e) How can I make a real difference? 7) What else do we need to find out? a) Can NASA help scientist answer all their questions? b) Do clouds make the Earth warmer or cooler? c) Do particles in the air make earth warmer or cooler? ...
... c) How can I reduce my pile of trash? d) Do I need to save water too? e) How can I make a real difference? 7) What else do we need to find out? a) Can NASA help scientist answer all their questions? b) Do clouds make the Earth warmer or cooler? c) Do particles in the air make earth warmer or cooler? ...
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.