Module2_Ward_CC Communic
... “If IPCC were underestimating things by a factor of five or so, that would still leave only a 50:50 chance of such a desirable outcome. The fact that uncertainties allow you to construct a relatively benign future does not allow you to ignore futures in which climate change is large, and in some som ...
... “If IPCC were underestimating things by a factor of five or so, that would still leave only a 50:50 chance of such a desirable outcome. The fact that uncertainties allow you to construct a relatively benign future does not allow you to ignore futures in which climate change is large, and in some som ...
Action requests for MPs on Trade Justice
... like the UK, to cut their emissions of the greenhouse gases that cause climate change. Based on current scientific knowledge, CAFOD believes this should be at least 30-40 per cent cuts (based on 1990 levels) by 2020. In fact, based on the ‘polluter pays’ principle and our historical carbon legacy, L ...
... like the UK, to cut their emissions of the greenhouse gases that cause climate change. Based on current scientific knowledge, CAFOD believes this should be at least 30-40 per cent cuts (based on 1990 levels) by 2020. In fact, based on the ‘polluter pays’ principle and our historical carbon legacy, L ...
... of the Roman Catholic Church in less than two years as pontiff. Full Article: New York Times One river’s outsize impact—and the threat of drought – A new study for the first time quantifies the economic importance of Colorado River water to seven Western states—and the dire outcome should ongoing dr ...
CLIMATE_NRE_480_L02_Intro_Science_Response_20160114
... are often attributed to Fourier (1768-1830). (I will call this the greenhouse effect.) • Significant improvements to the quantification of the warming due to greenhouse gases is attributed to Tyndall (1820-1893) • Arrhenius in the late 1800s made estimates of the impact of doubled carbon dioxide ...
... are often attributed to Fourier (1768-1830). (I will call this the greenhouse effect.) • Significant improvements to the quantification of the warming due to greenhouse gases is attributed to Tyndall (1820-1893) • Arrhenius in the late 1800s made estimates of the impact of doubled carbon dioxide ...
Gene Takle - NARCCAP and wind
... 2005 base period of observations using NCDC data. (Results not shown revealed that the differences were generally quite small – less than the monthly standard deviation in all months and all variables except relative humidity, pressure, and precipitation). ...
... 2005 base period of observations using NCDC data. (Results not shown revealed that the differences were generally quite small – less than the monthly standard deviation in all months and all variables except relative humidity, pressure, and precipitation). ...
Presentation
... ON CLIMATE CHANGE Eighth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties, New Delhi, India, 2002 “…a meeting which connected well with the most vulnerable stakeholders – the marginal farmer, the fisherman, the small livestock owner and others, including the indigenous communities.” ...
... ON CLIMATE CHANGE Eighth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties, New Delhi, India, 2002 “…a meeting which connected well with the most vulnerable stakeholders – the marginal farmer, the fisherman, the small livestock owner and others, including the indigenous communities.” ...
Slide 1 - climateknowledge.org
... are often attributed to Fourier (1768-1830). (I will call this the greenhouse effect.) • Significant improvements to the quantification of the warming due to greenhouse gases is attributed to Tyndall (1820-1893) • Arrhenius in the late 1800s made estimates of the impact of doubled carbon dioxide ...
... are often attributed to Fourier (1768-1830). (I will call this the greenhouse effect.) • Significant improvements to the quantification of the warming due to greenhouse gases is attributed to Tyndall (1820-1893) • Arrhenius in the late 1800s made estimates of the impact of doubled carbon dioxide ...
Introduction to Climate Change Part II: Anthropogenic Climate Change
... The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Stocker, T.F., D. Qin, G.-K. Plattner, M. Tignor, S. K. Allen, J. Boschung, A. Nauels, Y. Xia, V. Bex and P.M. Midgley (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cam ...
... The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Stocker, T.F., D. Qin, G.-K. Plattner, M. Tignor, S. K. Allen, J. Boschung, A. Nauels, Y. Xia, V. Bex and P.M. Midgley (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cam ...
Public Health Implications of Global Warming
... There has been significant variation over historical time, including the Little Ice Age, from the 16th to 19th centuries. In the longer term, the earth has been warming since the last real ice age, 11,000 years ago. The key question is the extent of current warming due to greenhouse gas forcin ...
... There has been significant variation over historical time, including the Little Ice Age, from the 16th to 19th centuries. In the longer term, the earth has been warming since the last real ice age, 11,000 years ago. The key question is the extent of current warming due to greenhouse gas forcin ...
ENVR Changing Atmospheric Chemistry: Environmental Implications of Land-Air Interactions 247
... Climate Science Toolkit and its present contents. We will consider the rationale for including the concepts there now and also what is missing that might provide a more complete picture of the major factors that affect the climate and the changes it is undergoing. One that has been identified is the ...
... Climate Science Toolkit and its present contents. We will consider the rationale for including the concepts there now and also what is missing that might provide a more complete picture of the major factors that affect the climate and the changes it is undergoing. One that has been identified is the ...
High-level Post-Paris Dialogue
... Developing an effective policy framework: NDCs are high level policy plans and translation of commitments at country level is critical Need capacity to assess different policy options and develop appropriate policy ...
... Developing an effective policy framework: NDCs are high level policy plans and translation of commitments at country level is critical Need capacity to assess different policy options and develop appropriate policy ...
cutting-edge climate science and services
... we have good predictability for about 5 to maybe 7 days in the mid-latitudes. But beyond that not a lot of skill in forecasting – and what we do have is probably due to tropical forcing. Whereas, in the tropics, short term predictability is low. Forecasters rarely beat persistence on 1 - 3 day time- ...
... we have good predictability for about 5 to maybe 7 days in the mid-latitudes. But beyond that not a lot of skill in forecasting – and what we do have is probably due to tropical forcing. Whereas, in the tropics, short term predictability is low. Forecasters rarely beat persistence on 1 - 3 day time- ...
Global Climate Change
... Gas that absorbs infrared radiation Ex: Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, chlorofluorocarbons and tropospheric ozone ...
... Gas that absorbs infrared radiation Ex: Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, chlorofluorocarbons and tropospheric ozone ...
global-climate-change-2
... into the atmosphere • by reducing sources of these gases (for example, the burning of fossil fuels for electricity, heat or transport) • or by enhancing the “sinks” that accumulate and store these gases (such as the oceans, forests and soil). • The goal of mitigation is to avoid dangerous human inte ...
... into the atmosphere • by reducing sources of these gases (for example, the burning of fossil fuels for electricity, heat or transport) • or by enhancing the “sinks” that accumulate and store these gases (such as the oceans, forests and soil). • The goal of mitigation is to avoid dangerous human inte ...
Chapter 19 Home and classwork
... carbon emissions or energy use to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions? What is cap-and-trade and what are the advantages and disadvantages of using it to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions? What are the pros and cons of developing an international treaty to help deal with the threat of projected ...
... carbon emissions or energy use to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions? What is cap-and-trade and what are the advantages and disadvantages of using it to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions? What are the pros and cons of developing an international treaty to help deal with the threat of projected ...
Global Climate Destabilization: Optimal Opportunity for
... much Arctic ice melt? Do twice as many species go extinct? • “[The WAIS]’s melting currently contributes 0.3 millimeters to sea level rise each year. This is second only to Greenland, whose contribution to sea level rise has been estimated as high as 0.7 mm per year.” West Antarctica warming more th ...
... much Arctic ice melt? Do twice as many species go extinct? • “[The WAIS]’s melting currently contributes 0.3 millimeters to sea level rise each year. This is second only to Greenland, whose contribution to sea level rise has been estimated as high as 0.7 mm per year.” West Antarctica warming more th ...
DO THE UNCERTAINTY RANGES IN THE IPCC AND U.S.
... be considered a forcing rather than a response when multiplying the forcing by a climate sensitivity to get an estimate of the expected response, although this would require developing an estimate of the equivalent change in tropospheric radiative flux if this formulation is to be maintained. Until ...
... be considered a forcing rather than a response when multiplying the forcing by a climate sensitivity to get an estimate of the expected response, although this would require developing an estimate of the equivalent change in tropospheric radiative flux if this formulation is to be maintained. Until ...
Phys. 102: Introduction to Astronomy
... Earth Will Be FINE! it’s been much hotter and much colder the 6.8 billion people won’t be fine nor will the polar bears, pikas, and other megafauna ...
... Earth Will Be FINE! it’s been much hotter and much colder the 6.8 billion people won’t be fine nor will the polar bears, pikas, and other megafauna ...
Concept Note - the United Nations
... pledges by parties in terms of global annual emissions of greenhouse gases by 2020 and aggregate emission pathways consistent with having a likely chance of limiting the increase in global average temperature to less than 2° C, or 1.5° C above pre-industrial levels. 7. Strong engagement and politica ...
... pledges by parties in terms of global annual emissions of greenhouse gases by 2020 and aggregate emission pathways consistent with having a likely chance of limiting the increase in global average temperature to less than 2° C, or 1.5° C above pre-industrial levels. 7. Strong engagement and politica ...
The making and message of Islamic Declaration on Global Climate
... We believe global warming is occurring and that the impacts of climate change are not evenly distributed; time and again, we have seen the poorest countries suffering the impacts of climate change the most.” Dr. Mohamed Ashmawey, Islamic Relief Worldwide ...
... We believe global warming is occurring and that the impacts of climate change are not evenly distributed; time and again, we have seen the poorest countries suffering the impacts of climate change the most.” Dr. Mohamed Ashmawey, Islamic Relief Worldwide ...
Climate Change * A Few Key Facts You Probably
... (hint – we won’t). Here, MacDougall et al. approximate gradual ending of GHG emissions by following “business as usual” till 2050, then complete end of human GHG emissions, but now including the PCF. ...
... (hint – we won’t). Here, MacDougall et al. approximate gradual ending of GHG emissions by following “business as usual” till 2050, then complete end of human GHG emissions, but now including the PCF. ...
Human Activity Is Not Cause of Global Warming
... WASHINGTON, D.C., April 10, 1996 - A new report released today by the George C. Marshall Institute ...
... WASHINGTON, D.C., April 10, 1996 - A new report released today by the George C. Marshall Institute ...
Top dying in Sundri (Heritiera fomes) trees
... terrapin Batagur baska (Blower, 1985). But above all the Sundarbans are well known as the home of the royal Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris, whose population is estimated 440 in Bangladesh and 274 in India (FD and UNDP, 2004) Natural Gene pool: Sundarbans is the most important, rare, natural ge ...
... terrapin Batagur baska (Blower, 1985). But above all the Sundarbans are well known as the home of the royal Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris, whose population is estimated 440 in Bangladesh and 274 in India (FD and UNDP, 2004) Natural Gene pool: Sundarbans is the most important, rare, natural ge ...
Tues Jan 6 - UW Atmospheric Sciences
... 0.7°C rise in global-mean temperature so far; enough to have noticeable impacts Global-mean temperature is projected to rise to 2-3°C by 2100 (CO2 doubling) Note that 1°C = 1.8°F, so we’re taling about a ~5°F temperature rise Temperature rise expected to be larger over land than sea Expect even larg ...
... 0.7°C rise in global-mean temperature so far; enough to have noticeable impacts Global-mean temperature is projected to rise to 2-3°C by 2100 (CO2 doubling) Note that 1°C = 1.8°F, so we’re taling about a ~5°F temperature rise Temperature rise expected to be larger over land than sea Expect even larg ...
Global Climate Change
... (infrared radiation) by ‘vibrating’ – this vibration sends out (or re-radiates) a portion of that original infrared radiation – heat. • Some of these are: • Water vapor • Carbon dioxide • Methane • CFCs • Ozone ...
... (infrared radiation) by ‘vibrating’ – this vibration sends out (or re-radiates) a portion of that original infrared radiation – heat. • Some of these are: • Water vapor • Carbon dioxide • Methane • CFCs • Ozone ...