PowerPoint Template - Nigerian Meteorological Agency
... climate or in its variability, persisting for an extended period (typically decades or longer)” Climate Change as defined by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is: “attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of global atmosphere and, ...
... climate or in its variability, persisting for an extended period (typically decades or longer)” Climate Change as defined by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is: “attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of global atmosphere and, ...
Download: SOAER97_11 - Arctic Monitoring and Assessment
... Global climate change will affect the Arctic, but the opposite is also true – the Arctic environment can have profound effects on global climate. The figure summarizes the mechanisms by which the polar region could enhance or dampen the warming caused by the emission of greenhouse gases. Warming cou ...
... Global climate change will affect the Arctic, but the opposite is also true – the Arctic environment can have profound effects on global climate. The figure summarizes the mechanisms by which the polar region could enhance or dampen the warming caused by the emission of greenhouse gases. Warming cou ...
A Summary of Climate Change Risks for the East of England
... between demand and availability will potentially widen, impacting homes, businesses, schools and hospitals. By the 2050s, between 27 million and 59 million people in the UK may be living in areas affected by water supply-demand deficits (based on existing population levels). Adaptation action will b ...
... between demand and availability will potentially widen, impacting homes, businesses, schools and hospitals. By the 2050s, between 27 million and 59 million people in the UK may be living in areas affected by water supply-demand deficits (based on existing population levels). Adaptation action will b ...
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... between one to six degrees Celsius by the end of this century. The IPCC forecast has special relevance for Pakistan, as IRS is heavily reliant on Himalayan Glaciers which release water in dry heat of summer before monsoon. The Himalayan glaciers feeding IRS can disappear in a few decades leaving ver ...
... between one to six degrees Celsius by the end of this century. The IPCC forecast has special relevance for Pakistan, as IRS is heavily reliant on Himalayan Glaciers which release water in dry heat of summer before monsoon. The Himalayan glaciers feeding IRS can disappear in a few decades leaving ver ...
Comment by: Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. Knappenberger
... There is no justification for this discussion to include reducing greenhouse gas emissions for the benefit of reducing future global warming. In order to do so, you must include citations, if any exist (which we doubt), which conclude that energy efficiency measures would preferentially reduce green ...
... There is no justification for this discussion to include reducing greenhouse gas emissions for the benefit of reducing future global warming. In order to do so, you must include citations, if any exist (which we doubt), which conclude that energy efficiency measures would preferentially reduce green ...
A in West Africa
... Atmosphere - ocean - cryosphere Atmosphere - ocean Atmosphere Human activity (pollution, carbon combustion, soil use) ...
... Atmosphere - ocean - cryosphere Atmosphere - ocean Atmosphere Human activity (pollution, carbon combustion, soil use) ...
English
... organizations and non-governmental organizations. The mapping matrix will be an important tool in project development, allowing the United Nations country team and stakeholders to gain a clear picture of ongoing activities, identify gaps in the existing coverage of projects, avoid duplication and de ...
... organizations and non-governmental organizations. The mapping matrix will be an important tool in project development, allowing the United Nations country team and stakeholders to gain a clear picture of ongoing activities, identify gaps in the existing coverage of projects, avoid duplication and de ...
Module 1: UNDERSTANDING CLIMATE CHANGE Contents
... Every last man, woman, and child could disappear from the face of the earth without any significant detrimental consequence for the good of wild animals and plants. On the contrary, many of them would be benefitted. The destruction of their habitats by ‘human developments’ would cease. The poisoning ...
... Every last man, woman, and child could disappear from the face of the earth without any significant detrimental consequence for the good of wild animals and plants. On the contrary, many of them would be benefitted. The destruction of their habitats by ‘human developments’ would cease. The poisoning ...
Possible impacts of a shutdown of the thermohaline circulation
... region and large parts of Europe, but also to some degree the North American continent, would be affected by a considerable cooling over the North Atlantic. Thus, a thermohaline circulation collapse would impact some of the economically most potent regions of the world. Based on climate scenarios fr ...
... region and large parts of Europe, but also to some degree the North American continent, would be affected by a considerable cooling over the North Atlantic. Thus, a thermohaline circulation collapse would impact some of the economically most potent regions of the world. Based on climate scenarios fr ...
Climate change as a threat to biodiversity
... evidence is not conclusive (IPCC, 2007a). The frequency of heavy precipitation events has increased over most land areas and widespread changes in extreme temperatures have been observed over the last 50 years. Cold days, cold nights and frost have become less frequent, while hot days, hot nights an ...
... evidence is not conclusive (IPCC, 2007a). The frequency of heavy precipitation events has increased over most land areas and widespread changes in extreme temperatures have been observed over the last 50 years. Cold days, cold nights and frost have become less frequent, while hot days, hot nights an ...
From efficiency to justice: utility as the informational basis of climate change strategies, and some alternatives: Working Paper 13 (418 kB) (opens in new window)
... the concept of utility means nothing more and nothing less than the value taken by a function describing a person’s preferences over a set of alternative goods and services. These preferences must conform to a set of axioms; hence axiomatic utility theory. In this way, the particular meaning of util ...
... the concept of utility means nothing more and nothing less than the value taken by a function describing a person’s preferences over a set of alternative goods and services. These preferences must conform to a set of axioms; hence axiomatic utility theory. In this way, the particular meaning of util ...
Climate Change and the Skiing Industry: Impacts and Potential
... glaciers will have disappeared at the end of the century. This and the increasing unreliability of snow cover may lead to a decrease in visitors and to increased costs to maintain the existing ski runs artificially. A decreasing number of visitors may benefit mountain ecosystems, which suffer large ...
... glaciers will have disappeared at the end of the century. This and the increasing unreliability of snow cover may lead to a decrease in visitors and to increased costs to maintain the existing ski runs artificially. A decreasing number of visitors may benefit mountain ecosystems, which suffer large ...
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... Australian average annual mean temperature has increased by 0.9°C since 1910 (Hennessy et al. 2008). Like increases in global temperatures, changes in Australian temperatures are attributed to rising greenhouse gas emissions. ‘Most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mi ...
... Australian average annual mean temperature has increased by 0.9°C since 1910 (Hennessy et al. 2008). Like increases in global temperatures, changes in Australian temperatures are attributed to rising greenhouse gas emissions. ‘Most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mi ...
Scientific Rationale The Pliocene epoch (~ 5.33 to 2.59 Ma) is the
... values (Pagani et al., 2010; Bartoli et al., 2011; Badger et al., 2013). At the same time, global sea level was significantly higher, indicating much smaller continental ice sheets compared to the present (Raymo et al., 2011). Proxy data and modeling results suggest that the warm Pliocene climate wa ...
... values (Pagani et al., 2010; Bartoli et al., 2011; Badger et al., 2013). At the same time, global sea level was significantly higher, indicating much smaller continental ice sheets compared to the present (Raymo et al., 2011). Proxy data and modeling results suggest that the warm Pliocene climate wa ...
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... pursue but somewhat limited and another that is more difficult but essential if we are to succeed in addressing our most pressing environmental problems. The first we characterize as partial equilibrium analysis in parallel with the conventional use of the term in economics. Partial equilibrium analys ...
... pursue but somewhat limited and another that is more difficult but essential if we are to succeed in addressing our most pressing environmental problems. The first we characterize as partial equilibrium analysis in parallel with the conventional use of the term in economics. Partial equilibrium analys ...
Carbon-Pipelines-Affirmative---Supplement---NDI-2012
... comprising CCS. In a previous work on transportation of C02 [1] the costs and capacities have been investigated by means of analysing type scenarios for different means of transportation, i.e. truck, train, ship and pipeline. It was concluded that transportation by means of pipeline and ship gave fe ...
... comprising CCS. In a previous work on transportation of C02 [1] the costs and capacities have been investigated by means of analysing type scenarios for different means of transportation, i.e. truck, train, ship and pipeline. It was concluded that transportation by means of pipeline and ship gave fe ...
Public understanding of science is critical for a society increasingly
... to the mitigation of climate change pushed the issue of global warming to prominence in the United States and United Kingdom in the late 1980s and 1990s. Political campaigns focused on the need to reduce chlorofluorocarbons and the hole in the ozone, with media publicizing the detrimental and scary ...
... to the mitigation of climate change pushed the issue of global warming to prominence in the United States and United Kingdom in the late 1980s and 1990s. Political campaigns focused on the need to reduce chlorofluorocarbons and the hole in the ozone, with media publicizing the detrimental and scary ...
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... by region, highlight the potential importance of international trade in any strategy to adjust to climate change. By facilitating the transfer of output from regions with increased yields to countries facing diminished productivity, international trade can play a valuable role. Kane, Reilly and Tobe ...
... by region, highlight the potential importance of international trade in any strategy to adjust to climate change. By facilitating the transfer of output from regions with increased yields to countries facing diminished productivity, international trade can play a valuable role. Kane, Reilly and Tobe ...
The Mid-Atlantic Region and its climate: past, present
... Region of the United States are described to provide a baseline for an ongoing assessment of likely climate change impacts in the region. This region consists of 358 counties intersecting part or all of 8 states and 4 physiographic zones. This geographic diversity provides different sets of options ...
... Region of the United States are described to provide a baseline for an ongoing assessment of likely climate change impacts in the region. This region consists of 358 counties intersecting part or all of 8 states and 4 physiographic zones. This geographic diversity provides different sets of options ...
What`s Going to Happen and What Can We Do About It?
... will greatly enhance the effectiveness of planning for resiliency in the face of climate change. Develop a monitoring network that measures and regularly reports the effects of climate change and the effectiveness of our efforts to prepare for these changes. These measurements will be essential for ...
... will greatly enhance the effectiveness of planning for resiliency in the face of climate change. Develop a monitoring network that measures and regularly reports the effects of climate change and the effectiveness of our efforts to prepare for these changes. These measurements will be essential for ...
IP035: Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment 2016 Update
... 18. A study by McIntyre et al. (2015) assessed spatial and temporal patterns of changes in body conditions of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) from Marion Island, based on changes in drift rates (which are related to gains and losses of blubber). Increased condition was consistently negati ...
... 18. A study by McIntyre et al. (2015) assessed spatial and temporal patterns of changes in body conditions of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) from Marion Island, based on changes in drift rates (which are related to gains and losses of blubber). Increased condition was consistently negati ...
Submission by Japan to the UN Framework Convention on Climate
... the Government of Japan formulated the National Adaptation Plan which was decided by the Cabinet in November 2015. Internationally, the Lima Call for Climate Action, from the twentieth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 20) in December 2014, invites all Parties to consider communicating t ...
... the Government of Japan formulated the National Adaptation Plan which was decided by the Cabinet in November 2015. Internationally, the Lima Call for Climate Action, from the twentieth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 20) in December 2014, invites all Parties to consider communicating t ...
A Self-Assessment to Address Climate Change Readiness
... Communities!within!the!Midwest!have!and!always!will!be!impacted!by!climate,!whether!it!is!an! extreme!rainfall!event,!drought,!intense!heat!wave,!or!some!other!type!of!event.!!Climatologists! have!found!that!the!climate!in!the!Midwest!may!be!shifting.!!This!shift!may!include!more! frequent!extreme!s ...
... Communities!within!the!Midwest!have!and!always!will!be!impacted!by!climate,!whether!it!is!an! extreme!rainfall!event,!drought,!intense!heat!wave,!or!some!other!type!of!event.!!Climatologists! have!found!that!the!climate!in!the!Midwest!may!be!shifting.!!This!shift!may!include!more! frequent!extreme!s ...
VLAB_CC_CV_SM_ct (1)
... the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer. • Change in climate over time can be due to natural variability or as a result of human activity. Source: IPCC 2007 Fourth Assessment Report ...
... the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer. • Change in climate over time can be due to natural variability or as a result of human activity. Source: IPCC 2007 Fourth Assessment Report ...
Effects of global warming
The effects of global warming are the environmental and social changes caused (directly or indirectly) by human emissions of greenhouse gases. There is a scientific consensus that climate change is occurring, and that human activities are the primary driver. Many impacts of climate change have already been observed, including glacier retreat, changes in the timing of seasonal events (e.g., earlier flowering of plants), and changes in agricultural productivity.Future effects of climate change will vary depending on climate change policies and social development. The two main policies to address climate change are reducing human greenhouse gas emissions (climate change mitigation) and adapting to the impacts of climate change. Geoengineering is another policy option.Near-term climate change policies could significantly affect long-term climate change impacts. Stringent mitigation policies might be able to limit global warming (in 2100) to around 2 °C or below, relative to pre-industrial levels. Without mitigation, increased energy demand and extensive use of fossil fuels might lead to global warming of around 4 °C. Higher magnitudes of global warming would be more difficult to adapt to, and would increase the risk of negative impacts.