Death by Degrees: The health crisis of climate change in Maine
... There is little doubt that the global climate is changing rapidly. While there may be some lingering uncertainty about the precise mechanisms driving these observed climate changes, there is broad consensus in the scientific community that the release of heat trapping gasses into the atmosphere prim ...
... There is little doubt that the global climate is changing rapidly. While there may be some lingering uncertainty about the precise mechanisms driving these observed climate changes, there is broad consensus in the scientific community that the release of heat trapping gasses into the atmosphere prim ...
Human impact and climate changes—synchronous events and a
... synchronous elm decline in Northwest Europe (Nilsson, 1964). In many areas the introduction of agriculture in forest areas, followed by an expansion named the ‘‘landnam period’’ (Iversen, 1941), resulted in multicausal deforestation (Birks, 1986, and others). Climatically, this was a very dramatic p ...
... synchronous elm decline in Northwest Europe (Nilsson, 1964). In many areas the introduction of agriculture in forest areas, followed by an expansion named the ‘‘landnam period’’ (Iversen, 1941), resulted in multicausal deforestation (Birks, 1986, and others). Climatically, this was a very dramatic p ...
Extract from the “Climate Change and Human Health” Study Report
... season and less than 3% occurs in winter. The precipitation seasonal pattern is mainly shaped by summer pattern because summer precipitation is about 70% of the annual precipitation. Extreme climate events have occurred more frequently, especially in the last decade and their intensity is becoming s ...
... season and less than 3% occurs in winter. The precipitation seasonal pattern is mainly shaped by summer pattern because summer precipitation is about 70% of the annual precipitation. Extreme climate events have occurred more frequently, especially in the last decade and their intensity is becoming s ...
Climate Change: Evidence and Causes February 2014
... Climate Change Q& A 1 Is the climate warming? ............................................................................................................................ 3 2 How do scientists know that recent climate change is largely caused by human activities? .............. 5 3 CO2 is already ...
... Climate Change Q& A 1 Is the climate warming? ............................................................................................................................ 3 2 How do scientists know that recent climate change is largely caused by human activities? .............. 5 3 CO2 is already ...
Ecology3e Ch25 Lecture KEY
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established in 1988. It includes experts in atmospheric and climate science from around the world. They use modeling and analysis of data from the scientific literature to evaluate underlying causes of observed climate change and scenarios for ...
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established in 1988. It includes experts in atmospheric and climate science from around the world. They use modeling and analysis of data from the scientific literature to evaluate underlying causes of observed climate change and scenarios for ...
Climate Change - Division on Earth and Life Studies
... Climate Change Q& A 1 Is the climate warming? ............................................................................................................................ 3 2 How do scientists know that recent climate change is largely caused by human activities? .............. 5 3 CO2 is already ...
... Climate Change Q& A 1 Is the climate warming? ............................................................................................................................ 3 2 How do scientists know that recent climate change is largely caused by human activities? .............. 5 3 CO2 is already ...
Activity 2.1: Historical Climate Cycles
... in the atmosphere today to 350 parts per million in order to stabilize the climate in the long term. While leaders continue to discuss a framework for reducing emissions, global carbon dioxide emissions have remained stable or increased in recent years. Hansen and others noted that while the paleocl ...
... in the atmosphere today to 350 parts per million in order to stabilize the climate in the long term. While leaders continue to discuss a framework for reducing emissions, global carbon dioxide emissions have remained stable or increased in recent years. Hansen and others noted that while the paleocl ...
Physical and economic consequences of climate change in Europe
... a set of coherent, high-resolution climate change projections and physical models into an economic modeling framework. We find that if the climate of the 2080s were to occur today, the annual loss in household welfare in the European Union (EU) resulting from the four market impacts would range betwe ...
... a set of coherent, high-resolution climate change projections and physical models into an economic modeling framework. We find that if the climate of the 2080s were to occur today, the annual loss in household welfare in the European Union (EU) resulting from the four market impacts would range betwe ...
Relative impacts of human- induced climate change and natural
... year 2050, or some future atmospheric condition, for example twice the pre-industrial level of atmospheric CO2. If the simulation model incorporates non-climate parameters (for example, fertilizer application) then these may also be perturbed to re¯ect a different future physical or technological en ...
... year 2050, or some future atmospheric condition, for example twice the pre-industrial level of atmospheric CO2. If the simulation model incorporates non-climate parameters (for example, fertilizer application) then these may also be perturbed to re¯ect a different future physical or technological en ...
GLOBAL COOLING - scienceandpublicpolicy.org
... active till about 50 years ago, but that since then only human CO2 emissions were to blame for the warming. It does not make sense that those natural causes of (sometimes quite dramatic) climate variations over billions of years, suddenly stopped being active and being displaced by one cause only, h ...
... active till about 50 years ago, but that since then only human CO2 emissions were to blame for the warming. It does not make sense that those natural causes of (sometimes quite dramatic) climate variations over billions of years, suddenly stopped being active and being displaced by one cause only, h ...
Climatechange impacts on sandybeach biota: crossing a line in the
... changes. Subsequent syntheses progressed slowly, relying largely on the general principles established by Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment Reports: warming might result in poleward range shifts and altered phenology; sea-level rise and increased storminess might combine t ...
... changes. Subsequent syntheses progressed slowly, relying largely on the general principles established by Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment Reports: warming might result in poleward range shifts and altered phenology; sea-level rise and increased storminess might combine t ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES UNCERTAINTY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
... Economic growth in each region is driven by growth of population (A.5) and total factor productivity (TFP) (A.6). Higher economic growth implies more rapidly increasing regional demand for energy. How much this translates into use of exhaustible carbon resources depends on carbon-saving technologica ...
... Economic growth in each region is driven by growth of population (A.5) and total factor productivity (TFP) (A.6). Higher economic growth implies more rapidly increasing regional demand for energy. How much this translates into use of exhaustible carbon resources depends on carbon-saving technologica ...
climate change and international justice
... Tactically; to bring parties to the negotiating table with the aim of settling out of court. “Winning” is not simply a matter of the court ruling in your favour. For environmental campaigners, an adverse ruling does not always mean the issue has been lost. As litigators, we naturally want to win the ...
... Tactically; to bring parties to the negotiating table with the aim of settling out of court. “Winning” is not simply a matter of the court ruling in your favour. For environmental campaigners, an adverse ruling does not always mean the issue has been lost. As litigators, we naturally want to win the ...
– Joint International Conference Climate change and adaptation
... Joint International Conference – Climate Change ...
... Joint International Conference – Climate Change ...
the critical decade
... land clearing and human inhabitants, is likely to have a substantial negative impact on the extraordinary diversity of the southwest. Projected reductions in rainfall, for example, will affect groundwater refuges for freshwater animals. Projected hotter and drier conditions will cause changes to fir ...
... land clearing and human inhabitants, is likely to have a substantial negative impact on the extraordinary diversity of the southwest. Projected reductions in rainfall, for example, will affect groundwater refuges for freshwater animals. Projected hotter and drier conditions will cause changes to fir ...
Climate scientists need to set the record straight
... This is not a call for scientists to become policy advocates, but rather a request that scientists take the initiative to inform the public about the empirically determined conclusions of their field—consistent with several recent prominent calls by climate scientists asking their peers to get more i ...
... This is not a call for scientists to become policy advocates, but rather a request that scientists take the initiative to inform the public about the empirically determined conclusions of their field—consistent with several recent prominent calls by climate scientists asking their peers to get more i ...
Projected increases in near‑surface air temperature over Ontario
... Abstract As the biggest economy in Canada, the Province of Ontario is now suffering many consequences caused by or associated with global warming, such as frequent and intense heat waves, floods, droughts, and wind gust. Planning of mitigation and adaptation strategies against the changing climate, ...
... Abstract As the biggest economy in Canada, the Province of Ontario is now suffering many consequences caused by or associated with global warming, such as frequent and intense heat waves, floods, droughts, and wind gust. Planning of mitigation and adaptation strategies against the changing climate, ...
climate change: health impacts and opportunities
... almost no linear trend in rising temperatures. They also explained how the widely reported recent reduction in was due to natural changes to the pattern of ocean circulation which transferred heat from the shallower to the deeper parts of the ocean at a faster rate, as well as the cooling effect of ...
... almost no linear trend in rising temperatures. They also explained how the widely reported recent reduction in was due to natural changes to the pattern of ocean circulation which transferred heat from the shallower to the deeper parts of the ocean at a faster rate, as well as the cooling effect of ...
Impacts of Climate Change
... averages. While the SRES A2 scenario suggests that the average temperature of Earth will warm by between 0.7 and 2.0° Celsius (with an average of about 1.3° Celsius) by 2050, this warming will not occur as a smoothly rising average but rather will be punctuated by a series of extremes and excursions ...
... averages. While the SRES A2 scenario suggests that the average temperature of Earth will warm by between 0.7 and 2.0° Celsius (with an average of about 1.3° Celsius) by 2050, this warming will not occur as a smoothly rising average but rather will be punctuated by a series of extremes and excursions ...
MS 1AC Climate Lee-Meyer
... re-emit some of the heat radiation given off by the Earth’s surface and warm the lower atmosphere. The most important greenhouse gas is water vapour, followed by carbon dioxide and methane, and without their warming presence in the atmosphere the Earth’s average surface temperature would be approxim ...
... re-emit some of the heat radiation given off by the Earth’s surface and warm the lower atmosphere. The most important greenhouse gas is water vapour, followed by carbon dioxide and methane, and without their warming presence in the atmosphere the Earth’s average surface temperature would be approxim ...
Water and Climate Change
... Climate change will have serious consequences for people who depend heavily on glacier meltwater to maintain supplies during the dry season, including large parts of the Indian sub-continent, over quarter of a billion people in China, and tens of millions in the Andes. Initially, water flows may inc ...
... Climate change will have serious consequences for people who depend heavily on glacier meltwater to maintain supplies during the dry season, including large parts of the Indian sub-continent, over quarter of a billion people in China, and tens of millions in the Andes. Initially, water flows may inc ...
Climate Change - DANJ: Documents Association of New Jersey
... Some other US Gov Sites • US Dept of Agriculture (USDA) Global Climate Change web site. USDA analysis of agriculture effects from HR 2454. • US Dept of Transportation (UDOT) Transportation and Climate Change Clearinghouse. • The National Science Foundation (NSF) provides research funding on climate ...
... Some other US Gov Sites • US Dept of Agriculture (USDA) Global Climate Change web site. USDA analysis of agriculture effects from HR 2454. • US Dept of Transportation (UDOT) Transportation and Climate Change Clearinghouse. • The National Science Foundation (NSF) provides research funding on climate ...
Climate change and family planning: least
... While some point to the loss of such resources consequent to environmental change and extreme weather events, others outline population growth as an additional stressor. The consequences of these combined stressors are often defined both in economic terms and as increased human vulnerability to the ...
... While some point to the loss of such resources consequent to environmental change and extreme weather events, others outline population growth as an additional stressor. The consequences of these combined stressors are often defined both in economic terms and as increased human vulnerability to the ...
Integrating ozone and UV research with climate change
... therefore attempt to outline which UV and ozone research activities may be considered important to be undertaken in order to provide a comprehensive portfolio of climate change research. Research topics are grouped into the categories of “processes” (i.e. underlying science), “effects” and “response ...
... therefore attempt to outline which UV and ozone research activities may be considered important to be undertaken in order to provide a comprehensive portfolio of climate change research. Research topics are grouped into the categories of “processes” (i.e. underlying science), “effects” and “response ...
et al
... indicate that biodiversity will continue to decline over the 21st century. However, the range of projected changes is much broader than most studies suggest, partly because there are significant opportunities to intervene through better policies, but also because of large uncertainties in projection ...
... indicate that biodiversity will continue to decline over the 21st century. However, the range of projected changes is much broader than most studies suggest, partly because there are significant opportunities to intervene through better policies, but also because of large uncertainties in projection ...
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.