Consensus‟ Exposed: The CRU Controversy - Inhofe
... many of whom had been lead authors and contributing lead authors of various sections of the IPCC reports and were thus intimately involved in writing and editing the IPCC‘s science assessments. This is no small matter. As noted science historian Naomi Oreskes wrote, the ―scientific consensus‖ of cli ...
... many of whom had been lead authors and contributing lead authors of various sections of the IPCC reports and were thus intimately involved in writing and editing the IPCC‘s science assessments. This is no small matter. As noted science historian Naomi Oreskes wrote, the ―scientific consensus‖ of cli ...
Climate Change: The Copenhagen Conference
... Indonesia. Global emissions of all greenhouse gases are thought to have increased by around 22% between 1990 and 2005. This was an annual average increase of 1.3%, but the increase between 2000 and 2005 was faster at 2.9%. 7 Data on CO2 emissions alone are more up to date and more certain. These als ...
... Indonesia. Global emissions of all greenhouse gases are thought to have increased by around 22% between 1990 and 2005. This was an annual average increase of 1.3%, but the increase between 2000 and 2005 was faster at 2.9%. 7 Data on CO2 emissions alone are more up to date and more certain. These als ...
Combat vs. Climate - Institute for Policy Studies
... consequences of climate change, this is a challenge that can only be met by governments, businesses, and communities working together to make changes that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the planet. Our public debate includes much discussion of our “gutted” military. Yet, the military bu ...
... consequences of climate change, this is a challenge that can only be met by governments, businesses, and communities working together to make changes that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the planet. Our public debate includes much discussion of our “gutted” military. Yet, the military bu ...
Ocean heat uptake and the global surface temperature record
... analysis employed11, but even taking the choice of start date and analysis methods into account there may have been a slowdown in surface temperature rise over the last decade. In this paper we consider the contribution that changing ocean heat uptake could have made to this hiatus. The rate of temp ...
... analysis employed11, but even taking the choice of start date and analysis methods into account there may have been a slowdown in surface temperature rise over the last decade. In this paper we consider the contribution that changing ocean heat uptake could have made to this hiatus. The rate of temp ...
Climate Change and Animals - Chicago Unbound
... implied minimum value) is six times greater than nominal government expenditures12— implying an annual figure of $8.4 billion for 2004. A skeptic might try to justify the neglect of animal life in climate change policy analysis in two ways. First, the value of nonhuman life—and the ESA—is heavily de ...
... implied minimum value) is six times greater than nominal government expenditures12— implying an annual figure of $8.4 billion for 2004. A skeptic might try to justify the neglect of animal life in climate change policy analysis in two ways. First, the value of nonhuman life—and the ESA—is heavily de ...
Climate Change Predicted Impacts on Juneau
... concentrations higher than any levels in the past 650,000 years or more (IPCC 2001; Siegenthaler et al. 2005). Atmospheric carbon dioxide, for example, is 27% above preindustrial levels (Siegenthaler et al. 2005). There is some evidence that agricultural activities, including forest burning and floo ...
... concentrations higher than any levels in the past 650,000 years or more (IPCC 2001; Siegenthaler et al. 2005). Atmospheric carbon dioxide, for example, is 27% above preindustrial levels (Siegenthaler et al. 2005). There is some evidence that agricultural activities, including forest burning and floo ...
Recent Climatology, Variability, and Trends in Global Surface Humidity
... patterns of long-term mean q are largely controlled by climatological surface temperature, with the largest q of 17–19 g kg⫺1 in the Tropics and large seasonal variations over northern mid- and high-latitude land. Surface RH has relatively small spatial and interannual variations, with a mean value ...
... patterns of long-term mean q are largely controlled by climatological surface temperature, with the largest q of 17–19 g kg⫺1 in the Tropics and large seasonal variations over northern mid- and high-latitude land. Surface RH has relatively small spatial and interannual variations, with a mean value ...
Assessment of Climate Variability Impact on Water Resources within
... economy (American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2007). The IPCC described climate change as a significant long-term shift or change in weather conditions identified by changes in temperature, precipitation, winds, and other indicators which usually persist for decades or even lo ...
... economy (American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2007). The IPCC described climate change as a significant long-term shift or change in weather conditions identified by changes in temperature, precipitation, winds, and other indicators which usually persist for decades or even lo ...
Diapositiva 1 - Denise Milizia
... climate changes with regard to that. So we discussed a climate changes which will have very major repercussions climate changing around us. Inaction, pushing the climate change debate, but these are organisations that climate change levy which was an issue for a lot of climate change is a difficult ...
... climate changes with regard to that. So we discussed a climate changes which will have very major repercussions climate changing around us. Inaction, pushing the climate change debate, but these are organisations that climate change levy which was an issue for a lot of climate change is a difficult ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in Management of Prairie Grasslands
... adaptive capacity – potential or capability of a system to adapt to climatic stimuli Perhaps the most widely used concept is resilience. In the context of rangelands, Walker et al. (2009) considered resilience to be the capacity of a system to experience shocks while retaining the same structure, fu ...
... adaptive capacity – potential or capability of a system to adapt to climatic stimuli Perhaps the most widely used concept is resilience. In the context of rangelands, Walker et al. (2009) considered resilience to be the capacity of a system to experience shocks while retaining the same structure, fu ...
Limited Alpine Climatic Warming and Modeled
... were reviewed, and the best of the daily images was coded to indicate the phenophases observed. Image resolution made it difficult to determine late stage phenophases, or any phenophases for C. bigelowii, so only phenocam observations for phenophases before the completion of flowering were used for ...
... were reviewed, and the best of the daily images was coded to indicate the phenophases observed. Image resolution made it difficult to determine late stage phenophases, or any phenophases for C. bigelowii, so only phenocam observations for phenophases before the completion of flowering were used for ...
Mexico - Met Office
... to a particular country. Although time available for the project was short, generally all the material available to the researchers in the project was used, unless there were good scientific reasons for not doing so. For example, some impacts areas were omitted, such as many of those associated with ...
... to a particular country. Although time available for the project was short, generally all the material available to the researchers in the project was used, unless there were good scientific reasons for not doing so. For example, some impacts areas were omitted, such as many of those associated with ...
Climate Change Effects on Aquatic Biota, Ecosystem Structure and
... is possible. Taxa with short generation times (e.g., zooplankton) will be able to evolve more rapidly than those with longer generation times (e.g., fish). Furthermore, assessment of genetic variability for some taxa (e.g., mitochondrial DNA in Arctic char; 30) suggests that previous events that re ...
... is possible. Taxa with short generation times (e.g., zooplankton) will be able to evolve more rapidly than those with longer generation times (e.g., fish). Furthermore, assessment of genetic variability for some taxa (e.g., mitochondrial DNA in Arctic char; 30) suggests that previous events that re ...
Climate Extremes Communications Guidebook
... climate variable above (or below) a threshold value near the upper (or lower) ends of the range of observed values of the variable.” The IPCC provides some important and useful clarifications on these terms: • “Some climate extremes (e.g., droughts) may be the result of an accumulation of weather or ...
... climate variable above (or below) a threshold value near the upper (or lower) ends of the range of observed values of the variable.” The IPCC provides some important and useful clarifications on these terms: • “Some climate extremes (e.g., droughts) may be the result of an accumulation of weather or ...
Gender and CO2 info_accepted
... attitudes might affect daily travel, but have either found that the environment was not considered (Beirão and Cabral, 2008), or that higher education was the defining characteristic for those who did (Anable, 2005). As well, people may be more willing to reduce domestic energy consumption than to c ...
... attitudes might affect daily travel, but have either found that the environment was not considered (Beirão and Cabral, 2008), or that higher education was the defining characteristic for those who did (Anable, 2005). As well, people may be more willing to reduce domestic energy consumption than to c ...
internists (american college of physicians)
... be emitted in the coming decades or how natural climate variations may affect temperature trends is difficult; however, the National Research Council states that “there are still some uncertainties, and there always will be in understanding a complex system like Earth's climate. Nevertheless, there i ...
... be emitted in the coming decades or how natural climate variations may affect temperature trends is difficult; however, the National Research Council states that “there are still some uncertainties, and there always will be in understanding a complex system like Earth's climate. Nevertheless, there i ...
The effects of climate change in the Netherlands
... beginning of 2005, the State Secretary for the Environment posed a number of pertinent questions to the Netherlands Environment Assessment Agency; for example, what effects have been observed, what could be expected in the foreseeable future (within several decades) and what factors need to be taken ...
... beginning of 2005, the State Secretary for the Environment posed a number of pertinent questions to the Netherlands Environment Assessment Agency; for example, what effects have been observed, what could be expected in the foreseeable future (within several decades) and what factors need to be taken ...
Climate Change in Northern New Hampshire
... and height of continents, meteorite impacts, volcanic ...
... and height of continents, meteorite impacts, volcanic ...
INSTRUCTOR GUIDE Chapter 11 Antarctica and Neogene
... have invoked conditions in Antarctica as a major influence on climate and environments elsewhere around the world. In particular, the steps in the Antarctic climate that have been interpreted from these studies include those shown in Table 11.1. This is an important point. Some students think only o ...
... have invoked conditions in Antarctica as a major influence on climate and environments elsewhere around the world. In particular, the steps in the Antarctic climate that have been interpreted from these studies include those shown in Table 11.1. This is an important point. Some students think only o ...
Mid-21st century projections in temperature extremes in
... (2041–2070) projections. As compared to the daily mean temperature, there is very limited assessment of projected changes in Tmin and Tmax in the prevailing literature, including the examination of climate drivers causing changes in these variables. Tmin and Tmax are generally affected differently b ...
... (2041–2070) projections. As compared to the daily mean temperature, there is very limited assessment of projected changes in Tmin and Tmax in the prevailing literature, including the examination of climate drivers causing changes in these variables. Tmin and Tmax are generally affected differently b ...
Climate and the Carbon Cycle - CARBO
... southern regions and increasing precipitation (rainfall and snow) in northern regions, but also to changes in the magnitude and frequency of extreme weather events. The terrestrial carbon cycle causes important feedbacks to the climate and is itself particularly susceptible to extreme climate events ...
... southern regions and increasing precipitation (rainfall and snow) in northern regions, but also to changes in the magnitude and frequency of extreme weather events. The terrestrial carbon cycle causes important feedbacks to the climate and is itself particularly susceptible to extreme climate events ...