Investigating the Connections between Oil and Gas Industry
... human activity then those with a bachelors. Of the oil and gas professionals with graduate degrees. 67% believed climate change was caused by human activity compared with 38% of the group with bachelors degrees. The O&G group is much more likely to believe that there is no consensus among scientists ...
... human activity then those with a bachelors. Of the oil and gas professionals with graduate degrees. 67% believed climate change was caused by human activity compared with 38% of the group with bachelors degrees. The O&G group is much more likely to believe that there is no consensus among scientists ...
www.dec.ny.gov/docs/administration_pdf/0807climchange.pdf
... Paradoxically, the studies also suggest that shortterm droughts (1 to 3 months) will be more frequent, as dry spells between heavy rains grow longer and ...
... Paradoxically, the studies also suggest that shortterm droughts (1 to 3 months) will be more frequent, as dry spells between heavy rains grow longer and ...
Impacts and Effects of Climate Change and Ozone Depletion
... Impacts/ Effects on Climate Change (cont.) – Global climate is projected to continue to change over this century and beyond. The magnitude of climate change beyond the next few decades depends primarily on the amount of heat-trapping gases emitted globally, and how sensitive the Earth’s climate is ...
... Impacts/ Effects on Climate Change (cont.) – Global climate is projected to continue to change over this century and beyond. The magnitude of climate change beyond the next few decades depends primarily on the amount of heat-trapping gases emitted globally, and how sensitive the Earth’s climate is ...
James D. Jackson - IWMC World Conservation Trust
... The premise that anthropogenic CO emissions are mainly responsible for global warming is contradicted by the following: (1) The composition of the atmosphere, which as discussed in the previous section 2, shows that the amount of anthropogenic emissions and the associated temperature increase they c ...
... The premise that anthropogenic CO emissions are mainly responsible for global warming is contradicted by the following: (1) The composition of the atmosphere, which as discussed in the previous section 2, shows that the amount of anthropogenic emissions and the associated temperature increase they c ...
adaptation of road network to climate change
... Use of materials that are less affected by climate effects (concrete, stabilized soils, soil cement, etc.) ...
... Use of materials that are less affected by climate effects (concrete, stabilized soils, soil cement, etc.) ...
1 decade down, 9 decades to go
... Katrina (America’s costliest natural disaster) • Government responses for Sandy were … – faster, more efficient, more effective, better executed (so far), more equitable, more caring of victims’ needs, top-down and bottom up approaches were taken, etc. ...
... Katrina (America’s costliest natural disaster) • Government responses for Sandy were … – faster, more efficient, more effective, better executed (so far), more equitable, more caring of victims’ needs, top-down and bottom up approaches were taken, etc. ...
Get Better Results - SLC Geog A Level Blog
... •The North Atlantic Oscillation is another climatic phenomenon that may be linked with the recent cold winter in the UK in 2010. •Sunspot activity can lead to temperature change. •But none of these explain recent global warming. ...
... •The North Atlantic Oscillation is another climatic phenomenon that may be linked with the recent cold winter in the UK in 2010. •Sunspot activity can lead to temperature change. •But none of these explain recent global warming. ...
statement on climate change
... attention to this issue by joining the movement, inspired by Bill McKibben’s 350.org, to divest of all fossil fuel companies. The divestment movement has been joined by college students, religious organizations, progressive nonprofits, and other concerned institut ...
... attention to this issue by joining the movement, inspired by Bill McKibben’s 350.org, to divest of all fossil fuel companies. The divestment movement has been joined by college students, religious organizations, progressive nonprofits, and other concerned institut ...
Climate Justice Fact Sheet
... People of color are twice as likely to die in a heat wave. A study of the fifteen largest American cities found that climate change would increase heat-related deaths by at least 90 percent.x ...
... People of color are twice as likely to die in a heat wave. A study of the fifteen largest American cities found that climate change would increase heat-related deaths by at least 90 percent.x ...
PPT
... • Predicting the response of the climate to a change in the radiative forcing is not analogous to weather prediction • If the change in forcing is large and predictable, the response can also be predictable • I can’t predict the weather in Fort Collins on December 18, 2008 (nobody can!) • I can pred ...
... • Predicting the response of the climate to a change in the radiative forcing is not analogous to weather prediction • If the change in forcing is large and predictable, the response can also be predictable • I can’t predict the weather in Fort Collins on December 18, 2008 (nobody can!) • I can pred ...
Dias nummer 1 - Integrated Arctic Observation System
... • Extreme or hazardous weather events themselves have low predictability, but the conditions in which they form might be predictable at subseasonal-to-seasonal time scales • … and these conditions are identifiable in global climate models (e.g., Ramos et al., 2015). • In addition, future Arctic warm ...
... • Extreme or hazardous weather events themselves have low predictability, but the conditions in which they form might be predictable at subseasonal-to-seasonal time scales • … and these conditions are identifiable in global climate models (e.g., Ramos et al., 2015). • In addition, future Arctic warm ...
Is there a credible upper bound for global sea level rise
... • “A large scale change in the climate system that takes place over a few decades or less, persists (or is anticipated to persist) for at least a few decades and causes substantial disruptions in human and natural systems.” ...
... • “A large scale change in the climate system that takes place over a few decades or less, persists (or is anticipated to persist) for at least a few decades and causes substantial disruptions in human and natural systems.” ...
PowerPoint - Climate Conferences
... ‘Did global warming help bring down Air France flight 447?’ — ‘Russian climatologist believes global warming played a significant part.’ – June 4, 2009 ...
... ‘Did global warming help bring down Air France flight 447?’ — ‘Russian climatologist believes global warming played a significant part.’ – June 4, 2009 ...
Interactive comment on “Relationship between climate
... XQ et al. How climate change impacted the collapse of the Ming dynasty. Climatic Change (2014) 127:169–182. (In this paper, climatic impacts on the conflicts between Ming dynasty and Mongol/Manchu have been discussed). Wang XM, Chen FH, Zhang JW, et al. Climate, Desertification, and the Rise and Col ...
... XQ et al. How climate change impacted the collapse of the Ming dynasty. Climatic Change (2014) 127:169–182. (In this paper, climatic impacts on the conflicts between Ming dynasty and Mongol/Manchu have been discussed). Wang XM, Chen FH, Zhang JW, et al. Climate, Desertification, and the Rise and Col ...
Implications of Climate Change for Recreation in the
... over the same period. An increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events (floods, droughts, heat waves, etc.) is also expected (IPCC, 2001). ...
... over the same period. An increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events (floods, droughts, heat waves, etc.) is also expected (IPCC, 2001). ...
japan
... the mid-1980s, the temperature rapidly rose from the late 1980s. Many of the years that marked record-high temperatures in Japan are concentrated in the 1990s and onwards. The frequent occurrence of high-temperature years in Japan can be construed as a combination of global warming caused by an incr ...
... the mid-1980s, the temperature rapidly rose from the late 1980s. Many of the years that marked record-high temperatures in Japan are concentrated in the 1990s and onwards. The frequent occurrence of high-temperature years in Japan can be construed as a combination of global warming caused by an incr ...
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... the mid-1980s, the temperature rapidly rose from the late 1980s. Many of the years that marked record-high temperatures in Japan are concentrated in the 1990s and onwards. The frequent occurrence of high-temperature years in Japan can be construed as a combination of global warming caused by an incr ...
... the mid-1980s, the temperature rapidly rose from the late 1980s. Many of the years that marked record-high temperatures in Japan are concentrated in the 1990s and onwards. The frequent occurrence of high-temperature years in Japan can be construed as a combination of global warming caused by an incr ...
PPT File - Department of Geological and Atmospheric
... Warming will be greater for winter than summer Warming will be greater at night than during the ...
... Warming will be greater for winter than summer Warming will be greater at night than during the ...
2013 Highlights - California Climate Commons
... Kristin Byrd, Lorraine Flint, Pelayo Alvarez and Frank Casey What are your 3 successes over this last year? How have you delivered science to managers? How did the CA LCC funding make a difference? Three Successes 1. Completion of a web-based map visualization tool This is a Google maps-based web ap ...
... Kristin Byrd, Lorraine Flint, Pelayo Alvarez and Frank Casey What are your 3 successes over this last year? How have you delivered science to managers? How did the CA LCC funding make a difference? Three Successes 1. Completion of a web-based map visualization tool This is a Google maps-based web ap ...
Slide 1
... Most shortwave solar radiation Earth receives is at around .5 micrometers and most longwave radiation Earth emits is as around 11.4 micrometers. Conveniently, the greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere have windows in the radiation they filter out to allow for this incoming and exiting radiation. Howev ...
... Most shortwave solar radiation Earth receives is at around .5 micrometers and most longwave radiation Earth emits is as around 11.4 micrometers. Conveniently, the greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere have windows in the radiation they filter out to allow for this incoming and exiting radiation. Howev ...
Our War Against Climate - University of Colorado Boulder
... project, S Netherlands, in the Rhine River delta. Built in 1957–81, it involved construction of four major dikes (up to 131 ft/40 m high) across the Rhine's four estuaries on the North Sea, three auxiliary dams, and a storm-tide barrage across the IJssel River. The project shortened the Dutch coastl ...
... project, S Netherlands, in the Rhine River delta. Built in 1957–81, it involved construction of four major dikes (up to 131 ft/40 m high) across the Rhine's four estuaries on the North Sea, three auxiliary dams, and a storm-tide barrage across the IJssel River. The project shortened the Dutch coastl ...
Eight of the 15 Colombian glaciers have been lost and - Eco
... • Observational evidence indicates a general tendency toward slightly drier conditions for southern Peru and western Bolivia. • Precipitation amounts have changed little over the last 45 years, to the north, although there are several reports which indicate a precipitation increase on a regional sc ...
... • Observational evidence indicates a general tendency toward slightly drier conditions for southern Peru and western Bolivia. • Precipitation amounts have changed little over the last 45 years, to the north, although there are several reports which indicate a precipitation increase on a regional sc ...
3.3-Global-Climate-Change
... under 2 degrees C by year 2100 Each country submits an action plan and reports in every 5 years starting in 2020 ...
... under 2 degrees C by year 2100 Each country submits an action plan and reports in every 5 years starting in 2020 ...