Past Climates
... Nine current tipping elements vulnerable to possible abrupt change. The time frames and threshold temperature increases may be modified with more data. Region Indian Summer Monsoon ...
... Nine current tipping elements vulnerable to possible abrupt change. The time frames and threshold temperature increases may be modified with more data. Region Indian Summer Monsoon ...
Global Climate Change Fact Sheet - Minnesota Pollution Control
... change in climate lasting for decades or longer. A certain amount of climate change can result from natural factors, such as variations in the sun's intensity or, over very long periods of time, changes in the earth's orbit or position of the continents. But scientists believe that the changes now g ...
... change in climate lasting for decades or longer. A certain amount of climate change can result from natural factors, such as variations in the sun's intensity or, over very long periods of time, changes in the earth's orbit or position of the continents. But scientists believe that the changes now g ...
Weather extremes - how are they changing as our world
... Hadley Centre is working with partners to pioneer the development of an event attribution system to provide regular and reliable assessments of recent extremes.5,6 Current attribution science shows: Temperatures: Global records reveal large increases in warm extremes and decreases in cold extremes w ...
... Hadley Centre is working with partners to pioneer the development of an event attribution system to provide regular and reliable assessments of recent extremes.5,6 Current attribution science shows: Temperatures: Global records reveal large increases in warm extremes and decreases in cold extremes w ...
Atmosphere, The Water Cycle, and Climate Change - SOEST
... Climate Forcing is a change from pre-industrial radiation budget values, for either incoming shortwave (solar) radiation or outgoing longwave (thermal IR) radiation. It is a straightforward energy flux measure. The forcing depends on gas and aerosol concentrations as well as cloud distributions and ...
... Climate Forcing is a change from pre-industrial radiation budget values, for either incoming shortwave (solar) radiation or outgoing longwave (thermal IR) radiation. It is a straightforward energy flux measure. The forcing depends on gas and aerosol concentrations as well as cloud distributions and ...
What is Climate Change?
... The main cause of human induced climate change is the release of these greenhouse gases into the atmosphere through the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas. Fossil fuels are the primary source of energy used for transport, heating and electricity generation. When we burn fossil fu ...
... The main cause of human induced climate change is the release of these greenhouse gases into the atmosphere through the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas. Fossil fuels are the primary source of energy used for transport, heating and electricity generation. When we burn fossil fu ...
Model-simulated CO2-induced changes in seasonal precipitation
... ensembles to capture the actual modelling uncertainty becomes a larger headache ...
... ensembles to capture the actual modelling uncertainty becomes a larger headache ...
Cedar Rapids Data - Climate Science Program
... – Physical understanding of the climate system and the heattrapping properties of greenhouse gases 2. Qualitative analysis evidence – Qualitative agreement between observed climate changes and model predictions of human-caused climate changes (warming of oceans, land surface and troposphere, water v ...
... – Physical understanding of the climate system and the heattrapping properties of greenhouse gases 2. Qualitative analysis evidence – Qualitative agreement between observed climate changes and model predictions of human-caused climate changes (warming of oceans, land surface and troposphere, water v ...
Climate Change - Cleveland Museum of Natural History
... and humidity, in order to make your own observations about the local climate. Mark your observations on a calendar for 12 months and graph your data at the end of the ...
... and humidity, in order to make your own observations about the local climate. Mark your observations on a calendar for 12 months and graph your data at the end of the ...
New Zealand Climate Change Research Institute
... ways of tracking all the changes The Arctic region is warming at more than twice the global average rate. Tracking Arctic ice volume is starting to complement previous tracking of its surface area. More of the ice is now only one year old and thinner than it used to be. http://psc.apl.washington.edu ...
... ways of tracking all the changes The Arctic region is warming at more than twice the global average rate. Tracking Arctic ice volume is starting to complement previous tracking of its surface area. More of the ice is now only one year old and thinner than it used to be. http://psc.apl.washington.edu ...
Climate Change Seen as Threat to US Security
... State Department and the climate office,” said Peter Ogden, chief of staff to Todd Stern, the State Department’s top climate negotiator. Although military and intelligence planners have been aware of the challenge posed by climate changes for some years, the Obama administration has made it a centra ...
... State Department and the climate office,” said Peter Ogden, chief of staff to Todd Stern, the State Department’s top climate negotiator. Although military and intelligence planners have been aware of the challenge posed by climate changes for some years, the Obama administration has made it a centra ...
Overlooked Scientific Issues in Assessing ... Greenhouse Gas Warming. ()r{~/~A:-1 R. A. Pielke
... surface an the atmosphere. Sensible heat fluxes directly ~'ar the atmosphere, ~'hile latent heat is represented b evaporation from surfaces and transpiration from egetation ~'ith any ~'arming not realized until cond nsation and/or deposition to liquid and/or iceoccurs primarily in clouds). All man-c ...
... surface an the atmosphere. Sensible heat fluxes directly ~'ar the atmosphere, ~'hile latent heat is represented b evaporation from surfaces and transpiration from egetation ~'ith any ~'arming not realized until cond nsation and/or deposition to liquid and/or iceoccurs primarily in clouds). All man-c ...
Slide 1
... before mid century and then weaken or even reverse, thus amplifying climate change. Approximately 20-30% of plant and animal species assessed so far are likely to be at increased risk of extinction if increases in global average temperature exceed [preindustrial levels by] 1.5-2.5 C [2.7-4.5 F]” ...
... before mid century and then weaken or even reverse, thus amplifying climate change. Approximately 20-30% of plant and animal species assessed so far are likely to be at increased risk of extinction if increases in global average temperature exceed [preindustrial levels by] 1.5-2.5 C [2.7-4.5 F]” ...
Global Warming: The Scientific Basis for Anthropogenic Climate
... 18 to 59cm by 2100. A further 10 to 20cm may occur due to melting of ice sheets. • However further ice sheet contributions cannot be discounted or at present quantified. • 20,000 yrs BP when temperatures were 4 to 7°C less than present sea level was 120m below present. • In the Pliocene 3 million ye ...
... 18 to 59cm by 2100. A further 10 to 20cm may occur due to melting of ice sheets. • However further ice sheet contributions cannot be discounted or at present quantified. • 20,000 yrs BP when temperatures were 4 to 7°C less than present sea level was 120m below present. • In the Pliocene 3 million ye ...
Diapositiva 1
... ¿Which is the amount of the CO2 uptaken in the Patagonian shelf that is buried in the sediments? There are indications that a portion not yet quantified of the CO2 uptaken by the ocean is buried in the sediments. Quantification! ¿Which are the sources of nutrients and micronutrients which sustain th ...
... ¿Which is the amount of the CO2 uptaken in the Patagonian shelf that is buried in the sediments? There are indications that a portion not yet quantified of the CO2 uptaken by the ocean is buried in the sediments. Quantification! ¿Which are the sources of nutrients and micronutrients which sustain th ...
R.A. Pielke Sr. University of Colorado at Boulder March 16, 2011
... the regional climate models are strongly dependent on the lateral boundary conditions and interior nudging by their parent global models (e.g., see Rockel et al. 2008). As a necessary condition for skillful prediction, the multi-decadal global climate model simulations must include all first-order c ...
... the regional climate models are strongly dependent on the lateral boundary conditions and interior nudging by their parent global models (e.g., see Rockel et al. 2008). As a necessary condition for skillful prediction, the multi-decadal global climate model simulations must include all first-order c ...
Six Degrees Could Change the World
... 22. How many cheeseburgers on average per year does an American eat? 23. What other greenhouse gas do cattle produce? 24. One calculation shows there are more greenhouse gasses produced by cheeseburgers than what in the United States? 25. How many degrees of warming may threaten all the world’s cor ...
... 22. How many cheeseburgers on average per year does an American eat? 23. What other greenhouse gas do cattle produce? 24. One calculation shows there are more greenhouse gasses produced by cheeseburgers than what in the United States? 25. How many degrees of warming may threaten all the world’s cor ...
A New Global Climate Change Treaty – Can Humanity Deliver
... mainstream science is right ... We will delude ourselves if we think that scientific uncertainties are cause for delay. Delaying now will eliminate attractive lower-cost options … To delay is to deliberately choose to avoid effective steps to reduce the risks of climate change to acceptable levels”. ...
... mainstream science is right ... We will delude ourselves if we think that scientific uncertainties are cause for delay. Delaying now will eliminate attractive lower-cost options … To delay is to deliberately choose to avoid effective steps to reduce the risks of climate change to acceptable levels”. ...
A recent study published in Nature Climate Change
... Through their analysis of past temperature records, they found that: ...
... Through their analysis of past temperature records, they found that: ...
in climate debate exaggeration is a pitfall
... While climate scientists foresee more intense droughts and storms, there is still uncertainty, and significant disagreement, over whether recent patterns can be attributed to global warming. Social scientists who study the interface of climate science and public policy say that campaigners and offi ...
... While climate scientists foresee more intense droughts and storms, there is still uncertainty, and significant disagreement, over whether recent patterns can be attributed to global warming. Social scientists who study the interface of climate science and public policy say that campaigners and offi ...
Environment, Climate Change and the Agriculture Sector
... TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity) (2010) Mainstreaming the economics of nature. A synthesis of the approach, conclusions and recommendations of TEEB. UN PEI (2015) Mainstreaming Environment and Climate for Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development. A Handbook to strengthen plan ...
... TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity) (2010) Mainstreaming the economics of nature. A synthesis of the approach, conclusions and recommendations of TEEB. UN PEI (2015) Mainstreaming Environment and Climate for Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development. A Handbook to strengthen plan ...