Addressing the Disparity between Climate Models and
... 3. How do the models handle solar variability (TSI, solar-wind-cosmic-rays, etc)? 4. How do the models explain the observed warming of 1910-1940? 5. What accounts for the sudden cooling around 1965 shown in model results? 6. Turning to Fig. 10.1a, which models agree best with observations of 1970-20 ...
... 3. How do the models handle solar variability (TSI, solar-wind-cosmic-rays, etc)? 4. How do the models explain the observed warming of 1910-1940? 5. What accounts for the sudden cooling around 1965 shown in model results? 6. Turning to Fig. 10.1a, which models agree best with observations of 1970-20 ...
Effects of 20th Century Climate Change on Mountain Watersheds in
... climate system. Storm track redirection, for example, is typical of warm ENSO years. That said, we show that the risk of unusually warm years like 2005 has been increasing over time. These unusually warm years also provide valuable information about the impacts of what may prove to be typical ...
... climate system. Storm track redirection, for example, is typical of warm ENSO years. That said, we show that the risk of unusually warm years like 2005 has been increasing over time. These unusually warm years also provide valuable information about the impacts of what may prove to be typical ...
Food insecurity and climate change
... production, but in seasonally arid and tropical regions the impact is likely to be detrimental.12 Mean precipitation On average an increase in global precipitation is expected, but the regional patterns of rainfall will vary: some areas will have more rainfall, while others will have less. There are ...
... production, but in seasonally arid and tropical regions the impact is likely to be detrimental.12 Mean precipitation On average an increase in global precipitation is expected, but the regional patterns of rainfall will vary: some areas will have more rainfall, while others will have less. There are ...
Summary of the contributions
... Section 4: Climate Change Mitigation In order to assess the contribution of agriculture to climate change, it is essential to review emissions from all stages of food production and include large-scale aggregates as well as smallholders contributions. Mitigating options which involve agriculture are ...
... Section 4: Climate Change Mitigation In order to assess the contribution of agriculture to climate change, it is essential to review emissions from all stages of food production and include large-scale aggregates as well as smallholders contributions. Mitigating options which involve agriculture are ...
The Global Climate Change Lab
... causing organisms, an altering of natural habitats, and the potential extinction of some ...
... causing organisms, an altering of natural habitats, and the potential extinction of some ...
Climate Change - Science, Society & Us
... • Low autumn and winter/spring rain linked to: – Broadening Hadley Circulation & subtropical ridge intensification – Associated with global warming/greenhouse gases – Natural variability and ozone depletion also likely contributing factors ...
... • Low autumn and winter/spring rain linked to: – Broadening Hadley Circulation & subtropical ridge intensification – Associated with global warming/greenhouse gases – Natural variability and ozone depletion also likely contributing factors ...
GLOBAL WARMING
... As migratory species are affected by climate change, then so are their prey species. For example, reproductive success of the non-migratory Great Tit and migratory Pied Flycatcher is being affected by the changing availability of caterpillar food supplies. The temporal mismatch of prey and predator ...
... As migratory species are affected by climate change, then so are their prey species. For example, reproductive success of the non-migratory Great Tit and migratory Pied Flycatcher is being affected by the changing availability of caterpillar food supplies. The temporal mismatch of prey and predator ...
Global Warming Is Here: The Scientific Evidence
... the “Medieval Warm Period” extending from around 1,000 to 600 years ago, was not a period of global warmth as previously thought. The warmth was limited to northern Europe and North America. “Our study of the Medieval Warm Period supports the likelihood that no known natural phenomenon can explain t ...
... the “Medieval Warm Period” extending from around 1,000 to 600 years ago, was not a period of global warmth as previously thought. The warmth was limited to northern Europe and North America. “Our study of the Medieval Warm Period supports the likelihood that no known natural phenomenon can explain t ...
Modelling regional responses by marine pelagic ecosystems to
... in the oligotrophic subtropical gyres and eastern tropical boundaries, and poleward expansion due to warming and stratification, suggesting that the boundaries of the subtropical biomes for nitrogen fixers have altered on the centennial time-scale. Sensitivity studies show that the elevated nitrogen ...
... in the oligotrophic subtropical gyres and eastern tropical boundaries, and poleward expansion due to warming and stratification, suggesting that the boundaries of the subtropical biomes for nitrogen fixers have altered on the centennial time-scale. Sensitivity studies show that the elevated nitrogen ...
- Wiley Online Library
... example of this is the often quoted relationship between stork populations and human birth rates (Heath, 1995; Matthews, 2000; Höfer et al., 2004). Is there a plausible reason why this relationship may hold? Is it coincidence, or might general environmental health benefit both human and stork popul ...
... example of this is the often quoted relationship between stork populations and human birth rates (Heath, 1995; Matthews, 2000; Höfer et al., 2004). Is there a plausible reason why this relationship may hold? Is it coincidence, or might general environmental health benefit both human and stork popul ...
Ecosystems
... fuel burning and cement production. This has led to a reduction of the pH of surface sea water of 0.1 units, equivalent to a 30% increase in the concentration of hydrogen ions. If global emissions of CO2 continue to rise on current trends then the average pH of the oceans could fall by 0.5 units (eq ...
... fuel burning and cement production. This has led to a reduction of the pH of surface sea water of 0.1 units, equivalent to a 30% increase in the concentration of hydrogen ions. If global emissions of CO2 continue to rise on current trends then the average pH of the oceans could fall by 0.5 units (eq ...
AVOID Workstream One
... Robert Nicholls, School of Civil Engineering and the Environment and Tyndall Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ Jesse O’Hanley, Kent Business School, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7PE Tim Osborn and Sarah Raper, Climatic Research Unit, School of Environmental Sciences, Univ ...
... Robert Nicholls, School of Civil Engineering and the Environment and Tyndall Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ Jesse O’Hanley, Kent Business School, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7PE Tim Osborn and Sarah Raper, Climatic Research Unit, School of Environmental Sciences, Univ ...
NRES Institute Occasional Paper No. 7, Supplementary Database III
... 1.1.2.4 Effects of managing for old growth at long rotations vs. high intensity management of short rotations on stand- to regional-scale carbon sequestration 1.1.2.5 Ecological studies related to the application of biocharcoal to soil to enhance carbon sequestration 1.2 Industrial research that dir ...
... 1.1.2.4 Effects of managing for old growth at long rotations vs. high intensity management of short rotations on stand- to regional-scale carbon sequestration 1.1.2.5 Ecological studies related to the application of biocharcoal to soil to enhance carbon sequestration 1.2 Industrial research that dir ...
Chapter 20
... troposphere can decrease the ability of the ocean to remove and store CO2 by decreasing the nutrient supply for phytoplankton and increasing the acidity of ocean water. Global warming will lead to prolonged heat waves and droughts in some areas and prolonged heavy rains and increased flooding in o ...
... troposphere can decrease the ability of the ocean to remove and store CO2 by decreasing the nutrient supply for phytoplankton and increasing the acidity of ocean water. Global warming will lead to prolonged heat waves and droughts in some areas and prolonged heavy rains and increased flooding in o ...
Chapter 4
... that women can afford to purchase labour – saving energy technologies for their household chores (WED O, 2004) and thus contribute towards mitigating climate change. Women have proven themselves capable of operating and also constructing renewable energy applications on their own, when provided with ...
... that women can afford to purchase labour – saving energy technologies for their household chores (WED O, 2004) and thus contribute towards mitigating climate change. Women have proven themselves capable of operating and also constructing renewable energy applications on their own, when provided with ...
Climate change impacts on feed grain production and quality in New
... In contrast, the global climate change that we will discuss is a more gradual shift which is occurring against the background of short-term variability. It is being caused by a steady increase in so-called greenhouse gases in the atmosphere resulting mainly from the utilisation of fossil fuels and d ...
... In contrast, the global climate change that we will discuss is a more gradual shift which is occurring against the background of short-term variability. It is being caused by a steady increase in so-called greenhouse gases in the atmosphere resulting mainly from the utilisation of fossil fuels and d ...
Policy Update on 2°C Warming
... important, the change in the frequency and/or intensity of extreme events may have early and potentially more significant consequences to society (see IPCC, 2012). One of the key concerns for Europe is the potential increase in summer extreme heat, which is linked to health impacts and temperature r ...
... important, the change in the frequency and/or intensity of extreme events may have early and potentially more significant consequences to society (see IPCC, 2012). One of the key concerns for Europe is the potential increase in summer extreme heat, which is linked to health impacts and temperature r ...
DO THE UNCERTAINTY RANGES IN THE IPCC AND U.S.
... report indicates that this forcing has been about –0.2 W m−2 since 1750, with an indication that the range of such studies finds a forcing of from about 0 to –0.4 W m−2 and that the overall level of scientific understanding is very low. A recent study by Govindasamy et al. (2001) adds a longer time ...
... report indicates that this forcing has been about –0.2 W m−2 since 1750, with an indication that the range of such studies finds a forcing of from about 0 to –0.4 W m−2 and that the overall level of scientific understanding is very low. A recent study by Govindasamy et al. (2001) adds a longer time ...
5.9.2 Heat and health - Eionet Forum
... health effects of climate variability, including daily changes in temperature or rainfall. A very limited number of studies have been undertaken to investigate the effectiveness of public-health measures to protect people from future climate change. ...
... health effects of climate variability, including daily changes in temperature or rainfall. A very limited number of studies have been undertaken to investigate the effectiveness of public-health measures to protect people from future climate change. ...
Climate Change and its Effects on Humans
... ccelerated climate change is anticipated to have wide-ranging effects on the future sustainability of the Earth due to adverse ecological, social and economic impacts (Stern 2006; McMullen and Jabbour 2009). The driving force is an increase in the Earth’s temperature as a result of human activities ...
... ccelerated climate change is anticipated to have wide-ranging effects on the future sustainability of the Earth due to adverse ecological, social and economic impacts (Stern 2006; McMullen and Jabbour 2009). The driving force is an increase in the Earth’s temperature as a result of human activities ...
Climate change variables in relation to direct
... Further examples: respondents’ reported experiences of environmental changes and events “Well during the 50s 60s and 70s gully buster storms came from the sw every afternoon 3pm 5pm and dump 1-2 inch rain and disappear they only occasionally happen now” (Ballina, NSW). “I live in bushland and h ...
... Further examples: respondents’ reported experiences of environmental changes and events “Well during the 50s 60s and 70s gully buster storms came from the sw every afternoon 3pm 5pm and dump 1-2 inch rain and disappear they only occasionally happen now” (Ballina, NSW). “I live in bushland and h ...
Climate Impacts of Land Degradation in the World`s
... complex biogeophysical feedback model of desertification in the Sahel. The work received considerable attention in the popular press and scientific community, and the basic ideas put forth in this and related articles became known as the “Charney hypothesis.” Charney and his associates developed a p ...
... complex biogeophysical feedback model of desertification in the Sahel. The work received considerable attention in the popular press and scientific community, and the basic ideas put forth in this and related articles became known as the “Charney hypothesis.” Charney and his associates developed a p ...
There is an unknown but small probability that the West
... Atlantic Sea Level Rise: Adaptation to Imaginable Worst Case Climate Change There is an unknown but small probability that the West-Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) would collapse because of anthropogenic climate change. The probability is greater than zero, as the WAIS has disappeared in the geological p ...
... Atlantic Sea Level Rise: Adaptation to Imaginable Worst Case Climate Change There is an unknown but small probability that the West-Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) would collapse because of anthropogenic climate change. The probability is greater than zero, as the WAIS has disappeared in the geological p ...
Flood Hazard Maps of Pilot Site Flood Hazard Maps of Pilot
... • Storm surge (climatic factor: increase of wind speed extreme) • Large Wave run-up ( climatic factor : increase of wave height which depends on the wind speed extreme) • Mean sea level rise (MSLR) ( climatic factor : temperature increase ) ...
... • Storm surge (climatic factor: increase of wind speed extreme) • Large Wave run-up ( climatic factor : increase of wave height which depends on the wind speed extreme) • Mean sea level rise (MSLR) ( climatic factor : temperature increase ) ...
Arctic Resource Development and Climate Impacts, Adaptation and
... large rivers and impoundments. Projected increases in winter runoff from rainfall and enhanced winter snowmelt lead to a decline in the water stored in snow. Changes in the magnitude and seasonality of flows place stress on existing impoundments, particularly the most severe inflow flood design. Cha ...
... large rivers and impoundments. Projected increases in winter runoff from rainfall and enhanced winter snowmelt lead to a decline in the water stored in snow. Changes in the magnitude and seasonality of flows place stress on existing impoundments, particularly the most severe inflow flood design. Cha ...
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.