Pittsburgh`s Climate Action Plan - Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance
... P R O G R E S S I N G P I T T S B U R G H ’ S 3 RD RENAISSANCE THOUGH SUSTAINABILITY ...
... P R O G R E S S I N G P I T T S B U R G H ’ S 3 RD RENAISSANCE THOUGH SUSTAINABILITY ...
Integration of Ocean Observations into an Ecosystem Approach to
... Predators), POST (Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking ), OTN (Ocean Tracking Networks), acoustics combined with fine-scale hydrography (e.g. Moving Vessel Profiler). Extends complexity of models. ...
... Predators), POST (Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking ), OTN (Ocean Tracking Networks), acoustics combined with fine-scale hydrography (e.g. Moving Vessel Profiler). Extends complexity of models. ...
Slide 1
... Major key messages Cause of warming • Very likely (>90%) greenhouse-gas increase caused most of warming since mid-20th century • Extremely unlikely (<5%) warming caused by natural variability Future warming • Warming for next 2 decades to be 0.2oC/decade • BAU emissions would very likely (>90%) to ...
... Major key messages Cause of warming • Very likely (>90%) greenhouse-gas increase caused most of warming since mid-20th century • Extremely unlikely (<5%) warming caused by natural variability Future warming • Warming for next 2 decades to be 0.2oC/decade • BAU emissions would very likely (>90%) to ...
20080102-Karl-ESIP-Winter-Mtg-Climate
... intense. Precipitation extremes are very likely to increase. For a mid-range emission scenario, daily precipitation so heavy that it now occurs only once every 20 years is projected to occur every eight years or so by the end of this century over much of Eastern North America. Increase in the am ...
... intense. Precipitation extremes are very likely to increase. For a mid-range emission scenario, daily precipitation so heavy that it now occurs only once every 20 years is projected to occur every eight years or so by the end of this century over much of Eastern North America. Increase in the am ...
1.3-Drivers-Impacts-Coastal-Resources-2012-07-12
... Research since AR4 has suggested that dynamic processes, particularly the loss of shelf ice that buttresses outlet glaciers, can lead to more rapid loss of ice than melting of the top surface ice alone. There is growing consensus in the science community that sea-level rise at the upper end of t ...
... Research since AR4 has suggested that dynamic processes, particularly the loss of shelf ice that buttresses outlet glaciers, can lead to more rapid loss of ice than melting of the top surface ice alone. There is growing consensus in the science community that sea-level rise at the upper end of t ...
Hazard Summary of Climate Trends and Projections
... BAU scenario (850 ppm), as compared to the scenario comprising a reduced emissions trajectory (550 ppm). Areas that are red indicate there is no possibility that biomes will find a suitable location within the designated distance, while blue areas indicate a probability of 100%. Among the questions ...
... BAU scenario (850 ppm), as compared to the scenario comprising a reduced emissions trajectory (550 ppm). Areas that are red indicate there is no possibility that biomes will find a suitable location within the designated distance, while blue areas indicate a probability of 100%. Among the questions ...
History of the greenhouse effect
... of 3% or cloudiness of 1% (of its value). In 1967, Manabe and Wetherald provided quantitative results for carbon dioxide induced warming on the basis of a one-dimensional radiative-connective model with fixed relative humidity and cloudiness. They estimated a mean surface temperature increase of 2.4 ...
... of 3% or cloudiness of 1% (of its value). In 1967, Manabe and Wetherald provided quantitative results for carbon dioxide induced warming on the basis of a one-dimensional radiative-connective model with fixed relative humidity and cloudiness. They estimated a mean surface temperature increase of 2.4 ...
Climate Change and Ozone Depletion
... warmer troposphere can decrease the ability of the ocean to remove and store CO2 by decreasing the nutrient supply for phytoplankton and increasing the acidity of ocean water. Global warming will lead to prolonged heat waves and droughts in some areas and prolonged heavy rains and increased floodi ...
... warmer troposphere can decrease the ability of the ocean to remove and store CO2 by decreasing the nutrient supply for phytoplankton and increasing the acidity of ocean water. Global warming will lead to prolonged heat waves and droughts in some areas and prolonged heavy rains and increased floodi ...
General - Geological Society of America
... differences are greater than warming of the entire past century, so should be easily detectible. Thus, the next few years may tell us whether we're heading for the global catastrophe predicted by IPCC or minor warming predicted by climate cycles. ...
... differences are greater than warming of the entire past century, so should be easily detectible. Thus, the next few years may tell us whether we're heading for the global catastrophe predicted by IPCC or minor warming predicted by climate cycles. ...
151019 Why are we waiting all slides for Oxford Martin website (opens in new window)
... On the Road to Paris: Identifying the gap Current pledges look around 55–60 GtCO2e per annum in 2030 (e.g. Boyd et al). An improvement on BAU (ca. 65–68). But far higher than emissions path for 50:50 chance of 2°C: around 40 Gt which still requires very strong action later. - Or ca. 35 Gt in 203 ...
... On the Road to Paris: Identifying the gap Current pledges look around 55–60 GtCO2e per annum in 2030 (e.g. Boyd et al). An improvement on BAU (ca. 65–68). But far higher than emissions path for 50:50 chance of 2°C: around 40 Gt which still requires very strong action later. - Or ca. 35 Gt in 203 ...
Impact of climate change on road infrastructure
... – high scenario chosen to provide strong contrast with current conditions – predicated on global population of 15 billion in 2100 – rate of CO2 release grows, increasing to nearly fourfold by 2100. ...
... – high scenario chosen to provide strong contrast with current conditions – predicated on global population of 15 billion in 2100 – rate of CO2 release grows, increasing to nearly fourfold by 2100. ...
Impact of climate change on road infrastructure
... – high scenario chosen to provide strong contrast with current conditions – predicated on global population of 15 billion in 2100 – rate of CO2 release grows, increasing to nearly fourfold by 2100. ...
... – high scenario chosen to provide strong contrast with current conditions – predicated on global population of 15 billion in 2100 – rate of CO2 release grows, increasing to nearly fourfold by 2100. ...
Syllabus - The Bodanyi Project
... Note: This course is approved as one of the elective courses for the Graduate Certificate in Climate Science in the UW Program on Climate Change. ...
... Note: This course is approved as one of the elective courses for the Graduate Certificate in Climate Science in the UW Program on Climate Change. ...
Draft Cochabamba Synthesis 9.29.10
... Extraction of fossil fuels and carbon markets devastating indigenous lands; Increased temperature having serious health effects on people in urban communities. The examples of negative impacts could go on, but our organizing background helps us remember that it is the collective experiences, ana ...
... Extraction of fossil fuels and carbon markets devastating indigenous lands; Increased temperature having serious health effects on people in urban communities. The examples of negative impacts could go on, but our organizing background helps us remember that it is the collective experiences, ana ...
Biblio RTF Export - GLISAclimate.org
... Curry, Judith. "Reasoning about climate uncertainty." Climatic Change. 108 (2011). Chen, J., F. P. Brissette, and R. Leconte. "Uncertainty of downscaling method in quantifying the impact of climate change on hydrology." Journal of Hydrology. 401 (2011): 190-202. Campbell, Philip. "Understanding the ...
... Curry, Judith. "Reasoning about climate uncertainty." Climatic Change. 108 (2011). Chen, J., F. P. Brissette, and R. Leconte. "Uncertainty of downscaling method in quantifying the impact of climate change on hydrology." Journal of Hydrology. 401 (2011): 190-202. Campbell, Philip. "Understanding the ...
Document
... • The journal will send out the manuscript to 3 other scientists with similar research interests to review the work. They will look at the methods of collecting data, review of the statistical analysis of the data and conclusions. If the work is shoddy it is rejected. ...
... • The journal will send out the manuscript to 3 other scientists with similar research interests to review the work. They will look at the methods of collecting data, review of the statistical analysis of the data and conclusions. If the work is shoddy it is rejected. ...
Climate Variability and Weather
... Certain changes become more (or less) likely when either warming or cooling occurs (Box 1). ENSO is even large enough to change globally averaged temperature. During an El Niño episode energy moves from the ocean to the atmosphere, and the globally averaged temperature of the lower atmosphere tends ...
... Certain changes become more (or less) likely when either warming or cooling occurs (Box 1). ENSO is even large enough to change globally averaged temperature. During an El Niño episode energy moves from the ocean to the atmosphere, and the globally averaged temperature of the lower atmosphere tends ...
Using Climate Research to Introduce Sustainability in a Computer
... by higher education [7]. Just as with other approaches to introduce new topics or aspects in education, it is critical to ensure that students feel motivated to participate in whatever activities we subject them to, and demonstrate the relevance of sustainable development for them [7]. Barth describ ...
... by higher education [7]. Just as with other approaches to introduce new topics or aspects in education, it is critical to ensure that students feel motivated to participate in whatever activities we subject them to, and demonstrate the relevance of sustainable development for them [7]. Barth describ ...
Climate change and Genghis Khan
... The Asian monsoon systems shape rainfall patterns over a region home to roughly half the world’s population, alternating between relatively dry winters and relatively wet summers. But modeling how a warming climate will impact the monsoons has proved challenging. “When it comes down to creating actu ...
... The Asian monsoon systems shape rainfall patterns over a region home to roughly half the world’s population, alternating between relatively dry winters and relatively wet summers. But modeling how a warming climate will impact the monsoons has proved challenging. “When it comes down to creating actu ...
impact of climate change in the kilimanjaro region of tanzania
... • Women are the most affected because of gender gaps and inequalities: As the majority of the poor and as single mothers, they more likely to live in poor housing in more marginal areas, vulnerable to floods, hurricanes and elevation of sea levels. ...
... • Women are the most affected because of gender gaps and inequalities: As the majority of the poor and as single mothers, they more likely to live in poor housing in more marginal areas, vulnerable to floods, hurricanes and elevation of sea levels. ...
... with climate projections for assessing the implications of CC to water resources. In GCMs, some climate data is well represented while some outputs (e.g. precipitation) are often not well produced in both magnitude and timing [31]. Hence, bias correction approaches [25] are useful to remove bias bet ...
The Great Warming THE GREAT WARMING
... The project germinated 5 years ago as an “Aha” idea in the head of series creator Karen Coshof of Stonehaven Productions in Montreal, after a discussion with Environment Canada (Canada’s government department whose mandate covers environmental issues). Environment Canada referred Karen to the book “ ...
... The project germinated 5 years ago as an “Aha” idea in the head of series creator Karen Coshof of Stonehaven Productions in Montreal, after a discussion with Environment Canada (Canada’s government department whose mandate covers environmental issues). Environment Canada referred Karen to the book “ ...