Reply to comment on ``Ground vs. surface air temperature trends
... in our recently published paper ‘‘Ground vs. surface air temperature trends: Implications for borehole surface temperature reconstructions’’ [Mann and Schmidt, 2003] (hereinafter referred to as MS03). There are many confounding influences on the borehole record of past hemispheric mean temperatures, ...
... in our recently published paper ‘‘Ground vs. surface air temperature trends: Implications for borehole surface temperature reconstructions’’ [Mann and Schmidt, 2003] (hereinafter referred to as MS03). There are many confounding influences on the borehole record of past hemispheric mean temperatures, ...
The FWs` Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program and Coastal
... with changing habitats in response to climate change. Still, a key question for those involved in restoration is how to determine the proper balance between rebuilding past systems and attempting to build resilient systems for the future. Perhaps in some instances both goals are achievable, but the ...
... with changing habitats in response to climate change. Still, a key question for those involved in restoration is how to determine the proper balance between rebuilding past systems and attempting to build resilient systems for the future. Perhaps in some instances both goals are achievable, but the ...
1 - Naturvernforbundet
... for 2020. According to the UNFCCC secretariat, total emission reductions with current targets will be somewhere between 13 and 21 % from 1990 levels in 2020.1 If the targets included in the climate legislation currently being discussed in the US is taken into account, the numbers would be even lower ...
... for 2020. According to the UNFCCC secretariat, total emission reductions with current targets will be somewhere between 13 and 21 % from 1990 levels in 2020.1 If the targets included in the climate legislation currently being discussed in the US is taken into account, the numbers would be even lower ...
Exploring the impacts of climate change on water resources
... of climate change on water resources at a regional scale. The entire model set-up is composed of a coarse-scale GBM-wide model at 0.5 degrees resolution and a fine-scale model at 0.1 degrees representing Bangladesh. A suite of climate scenarios have been collated from regional climate data using the ...
... of climate change on water resources at a regional scale. The entire model set-up is composed of a coarse-scale GBM-wide model at 0.5 degrees resolution and a fine-scale model at 0.1 degrees representing Bangladesh. A suite of climate scenarios have been collated from regional climate data using the ...
future. Climate science and hypotheses about climate change and man’s... climate figure prominently in the news and popular culture. However,... Climate Science
... understand variability in temperature? [Weeks 6-7] o How weather affects climate, climate variability, Coriolis forces, reflection and albedo [Archer 6] o Complexity in the earth system and feedbacks- positive and negative, ice albedo feedback to introduce positive feedback as an amplifer. Feedbacks ...
... understand variability in temperature? [Weeks 6-7] o How weather affects climate, climate variability, Coriolis forces, reflection and albedo [Archer 6] o Complexity in the earth system and feedbacks- positive and negative, ice albedo feedback to introduce positive feedback as an amplifer. Feedbacks ...
Climate of the Earth: CO2 and Climate Change
... the atmosphere, just in the frozen lakes alone. These lakes are now melting. (methane is 25x stronger GHG than CO2, averaged over ~20 year time spans) • If all of this methane is released to the atmosphere, the Greenhouse Effect heating goes up by 400%. Then add in further heating due to higher humi ...
... the atmosphere, just in the frozen lakes alone. These lakes are now melting. (methane is 25x stronger GHG than CO2, averaged over ~20 year time spans) • If all of this methane is released to the atmosphere, the Greenhouse Effect heating goes up by 400%. Then add in further heating due to higher humi ...
Blowin` in the wind: Short-term weather and belief in anthropogenic
... activities are now changing the Earth’s climate. Telephone interviewers rotated the order in which responses were read to avoid possible bias. Fifty-three percent of New Hampshire respondents, and 52% nationwide, chose the now/human response to this question. Background characteristics in Table 1 ar ...
... activities are now changing the Earth’s climate. Telephone interviewers rotated the order in which responses were read to avoid possible bias. Fifty-three percent of New Hampshire respondents, and 52% nationwide, chose the now/human response to this question. Background characteristics in Table 1 ar ...
Realities vs. Misconceptions about Climate Change Science
... Earth is not warming or that it is cooling. “Climate” is defined by long-term (e.g., 30 years) averages of climate metrics. Over the 20th century the long-term global average surface temperature has clearly increased. Some people claim that the Earth’s surface stopped warming and some even claim it ...
... Earth is not warming or that it is cooling. “Climate” is defined by long-term (e.g., 30 years) averages of climate metrics. Over the 20th century the long-term global average surface temperature has clearly increased. Some people claim that the Earth’s surface stopped warming and some even claim it ...
Social Forum – Talking Points
... The preparation of the study generated much interest, as evidenced by the numerous submissions received from States, United Nations entities, national human rights institutions and various non-governmental organizations. OHCHR also organised a one-day consultation in October 2008, which was attended ...
... The preparation of the study generated much interest, as evidenced by the numerous submissions received from States, United Nations entities, national human rights institutions and various non-governmental organizations. OHCHR also organised a one-day consultation in October 2008, which was attended ...
exploring adaptation to climate change in agriculture: the potential of
... weather, but they are not well dispersed across rural areas in the low latitudes. It is consequently useful to compare weather station data against satellite data for studies of rural activities such as farming. The climate between weather stations must be inferred using sophisticated interpolation ...
... weather, but they are not well dispersed across rural areas in the low latitudes. It is consequently useful to compare weather station data against satellite data for studies of rural activities such as farming. The climate between weather stations must be inferred using sophisticated interpolation ...
Global Health Lesson Plan
... increased exposure of pollutants, and the increased use of agricultural chemicals to deal with heat stress on crops. Recommended Use: Document illustrative of how each health effect spirals into or out of the other. In essence, there’s a domino effect resulting from the increased temperature. Also, ...
... increased exposure of pollutants, and the increased use of agricultural chemicals to deal with heat stress on crops. Recommended Use: Document illustrative of how each health effect spirals into or out of the other. In essence, there’s a domino effect resulting from the increased temperature. Also, ...
Cambodia
... Share of industry in GDP (%) Share of services in GDP (%) Share of agriculture in GDP (%) Land area under agricultural purposes (ha) Livestock: 1. Non-dairy cattle "cow" (head) 2. Buffalo (head) 3. Horses (head) 4. Swine (head) 5. Poultry (head) Forest area (ha) ...
... Share of industry in GDP (%) Share of services in GDP (%) Share of agriculture in GDP (%) Land area under agricultural purposes (ha) Livestock: 1. Non-dairy cattle "cow" (head) 2. Buffalo (head) 3. Horses (head) 4. Swine (head) 5. Poultry (head) Forest area (ha) ...
Centre for Earth System Dynamics
... What leads to uncertainty in Future Change • Future emissions of CO2 & other trace gases and aerosols • Feedbacks – Physical: Clouds, water vapour, ice, snow. • Biosphere: Will the earth system continue to be a sink for CO2 or will it be a source? • Ocean – sets the timescale. • First order effect ( ...
... What leads to uncertainty in Future Change • Future emissions of CO2 & other trace gases and aerosols • Feedbacks – Physical: Clouds, water vapour, ice, snow. • Biosphere: Will the earth system continue to be a sink for CO2 or will it be a source? • Ocean – sets the timescale. • First order effect ( ...
Slide 1 - climateknowledge.org
... • We must take a multi-lateral approach to this problem. This is not a problem of science and policy; it is much more complex. Business is a key part of the solution. All elements of society have a stake. • We required sustained management of the climate, which will require that the value of the cli ...
... • We must take a multi-lateral approach to this problem. This is not a problem of science and policy; it is much more complex. Business is a key part of the solution. All elements of society have a stake. • We required sustained management of the climate, which will require that the value of the cli ...
as a PDF
... The ICLIPS Climate Model (ICM) developed in the ICLIPS (Integrated assessment of CLIimate Protection Strategies) project fulfills these requirements. It is specifically designed for integration into intertemporal optimization schemes, but the applicability of the model is not restricted to integrate ...
... The ICLIPS Climate Model (ICM) developed in the ICLIPS (Integrated assessment of CLIimate Protection Strategies) project fulfills these requirements. It is specifically designed for integration into intertemporal optimization schemes, but the applicability of the model is not restricted to integrate ...
Poster - Hans von Storch
... infrastructure, building, housing and settlement structures mostly: sea level rise, extreme events like storm surges and changing precipitation patterns, flooding expected increase related to heavy ...
... infrastructure, building, housing and settlement structures mostly: sea level rise, extreme events like storm surges and changing precipitation patterns, flooding expected increase related to heavy ...
Climate change and its potential effects on tree line position: An
... in the state of the climate that can be identified (e.g., by using statistical tests) by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in its Article ...
... in the state of the climate that can be identified (e.g., by using statistical tests) by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in its Article ...
Realities VS Misconceptions About the Science of Climate Change
... About 150 years ago, John Tyndall deduced that water vapor absorbs more heat in the atmosphere than any other gas.17 He was correct. More than a century ago, Svante Arrhenius postulated that the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere changes in response to the amount of CO2 and amplifies the tem ...
... About 150 years ago, John Tyndall deduced that water vapor absorbs more heat in the atmosphere than any other gas.17 He was correct. More than a century ago, Svante Arrhenius postulated that the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere changes in response to the amount of CO2 and amplifies the tem ...
2 o C - Healthy India
... Land surface temperatures, summer of 2003, vs. summers of 2000-04. NASA satellite spectrometry ...
... Land surface temperatures, summer of 2003, vs. summers of 2000-04. NASA satellite spectrometry ...
Building Climate Smart Value Chain In Cocoa Sector : Rite 90.1FM
... Ghana’s agricultural sector and for that matter the cocoa sector is heavily rain fed. The application of irrigation facilities is so expensive to smallholder farmers and the government cannot simply provide that means to every smallholder farmer due to budget constraint. The cocoa sector remains a s ...
... Ghana’s agricultural sector and for that matter the cocoa sector is heavily rain fed. The application of irrigation facilities is so expensive to smallholder farmers and the government cannot simply provide that means to every smallholder farmer due to budget constraint. The cocoa sector remains a s ...
Environmental Strategies for Increasing Human Resilience in Sudan
... areas of SL, NRM, disaster mitigation and climate change adaptation Contribute to adaptation planning under the UNFCCC ...
... areas of SL, NRM, disaster mitigation and climate change adaptation Contribute to adaptation planning under the UNFCCC ...
Behind the Hockey Stick - Page Contact:
... iconic status — as well as making it a bull’s-eye. A community Started in December 2004, the site has nine active scientists, skeptical of human-induced warming argued that Mann’s who have attracted the attention of the blog cognoscenti for data points were too sparse to constitute a true picture, o ...
... iconic status — as well as making it a bull’s-eye. A community Started in December 2004, the site has nine active scientists, skeptical of human-induced warming argued that Mann’s who have attracted the attention of the blog cognoscenti for data points were too sparse to constitute a true picture, o ...
Testimony
... atmospheric and marine conditions and the extent and intensity of coral declines is expected to be from natural climatic cycles and variations or if these declines stem from human-driven factors.”) The information, and especially the figures, presented in the preceding section contain the answer to ...
... atmospheric and marine conditions and the extent and intensity of coral declines is expected to be from natural climatic cycles and variations or if these declines stem from human-driven factors.”) The information, and especially the figures, presented in the preceding section contain the answer to ...