Climate Modeling
... Surface ocean currents carry heat from place to place in the Earth system. This affects regional climates. The Sun warms water at the equator more than it does at the high latitude polar regions. The heat travels in surface currents to higher latitudes. A current that brings warmth into a high latit ...
... Surface ocean currents carry heat from place to place in the Earth system. This affects regional climates. The Sun warms water at the equator more than it does at the high latitude polar regions. The heat travels in surface currents to higher latitudes. A current that brings warmth into a high latit ...
ar5-pres-ilri-140623050758
... Impacts of climate change on human and natural systems • Much impacts work addresses changes in means of distributions • Changes in variability often difficult to include (downscaling, stationarity) • Climate models weather models: yes but when? • First principles: more energy in the system mor ...
... Impacts of climate change on human and natural systems • Much impacts work addresses changes in means of distributions • Changes in variability often difficult to include (downscaling, stationarity) • Climate models weather models: yes but when? • First principles: more energy in the system mor ...
lecture_20
... larger effective heat capacity of the oceans and because the ocean loses more heat by evaporation. The northern hemisphere is also naturally warmer than the southern hemisphere mainly because of meridional heat transport in the oceans from the ocean conveyor and other currents This differential is a ...
... larger effective heat capacity of the oceans and because the ocean loses more heat by evaporation. The northern hemisphere is also naturally warmer than the southern hemisphere mainly because of meridional heat transport in the oceans from the ocean conveyor and other currents This differential is a ...
Climate Change and Global Warming: An Islamic Perspective
... them so they will slit the ears of cattle, and I will command them so they will change the creation of Allah…" (Q. 4:119) Satan thus takes makes use of every opportunity conceivable or not to hit back at human beings through our own weaknesses: lower desires and passions, our inner cravings for mate ...
... them so they will slit the ears of cattle, and I will command them so they will change the creation of Allah…" (Q. 4:119) Satan thus takes makes use of every opportunity conceivable or not to hit back at human beings through our own weaknesses: lower desires and passions, our inner cravings for mate ...
View item 8. as RTF 3 MB - Greater London Authority
... Given the relative lack of research into projected economic impacts of climate change on a city level, it is proposed that the Committee focus on how climate change is incorporated into business risk assessment strategy plans and what resources are available to help businesses plan accordingly. This ...
... Given the relative lack of research into projected economic impacts of climate change on a city level, it is proposed that the Committee focus on how climate change is incorporated into business risk assessment strategy plans and what resources are available to help businesses plan accordingly. This ...
2. Global climate change
... warmest of the last century. Land areas have warmed more than the oceans, with the greatest warming occurring at high latitudes. Precipitation patterns have changed, and some regions have seen an increase in heavy precipitation events. Sea levels have risen 10-20cm since 1990, most non-polar glacier ...
... warmest of the last century. Land areas have warmed more than the oceans, with the greatest warming occurring at high latitudes. Precipitation patterns have changed, and some regions have seen an increase in heavy precipitation events. Sea levels have risen 10-20cm since 1990, most non-polar glacier ...
our climate, economy, and health
... northeast United States. A recent study looking specifically at global warming and its impact on air quality found that storm frequency is projected to decrease in the region, resulting in air stagnation over much of New England. If future emissions of carbon monoxide and black carbon remain at toda ...
... northeast United States. A recent study looking specifically at global warming and its impact on air quality found that storm frequency is projected to decrease in the region, resulting in air stagnation over much of New England. If future emissions of carbon monoxide and black carbon remain at toda ...
Heat Waves and Climate Change
... shifted the odds and changed the natural limits, making heat waves more frequent and more intense. In an unchanging climate both new record highs and new record lows are set regularly, even while ...
... shifted the odds and changed the natural limits, making heat waves more frequent and more intense. In an unchanging climate both new record highs and new record lows are set regularly, even while ...
no ecological sustainability without limits to growth
... • Energy intensity (total primary energy supply [TPES] per unit of GDP), –1.2 percent, • And carbon intensity (carbon dioxide emissions per unit of TPES), –0.2 percent.2 Importantly, the IPCC’s projections for the next several decades see a continuation of these trends. More people living more aff ...
... • Energy intensity (total primary energy supply [TPES] per unit of GDP), –1.2 percent, • And carbon intensity (carbon dioxide emissions per unit of TPES), –0.2 percent.2 Importantly, the IPCC’s projections for the next several decades see a continuation of these trends. More people living more aff ...
Hydrologic Effects of Climate Change in the Sierra
... If the warming continues, where should we expect the largest changes in warm-storm flooding to be manifested? ...
... If the warming continues, where should we expect the largest changes in warm-storm flooding to be manifested? ...
Solomon Islands
... Solomon Islands Solomon Islands1 presented a theme on climate change. The contribution of Solomon Islands to global greenhouse gas emissions and its role in causing climate change is insignificant, but as a vulnerable island state, it must act responsibly to avert the worst global effects and conseq ...
... Solomon Islands Solomon Islands1 presented a theme on climate change. The contribution of Solomon Islands to global greenhouse gas emissions and its role in causing climate change is insignificant, but as a vulnerable island state, it must act responsibly to avert the worst global effects and conseq ...
climate change research at the smithsonian
... in the District of Columbia. This research provides new perspectives for management of urban resources and for understanding the role of human settlements in ecosystem processes—including how urban sprawl and land use can contribute to or help slow global climate change. http://airandspace.si.edu/st ...
... in the District of Columbia. This research provides new perspectives for management of urban resources and for understanding the role of human settlements in ecosystem processes—including how urban sprawl and land use can contribute to or help slow global climate change. http://airandspace.si.edu/st ...
a response to the speech on development beyond aid by the
... the local, national regional or international level to address them? One major failing from the 2005 World Summit was to address a vast range of critical challenges (the impacts of AIDS, inability to adapt to climate change, inadequate governance structures and so on), but not to begin to address th ...
... the local, national regional or international level to address them? One major failing from the 2005 World Summit was to address a vast range of critical challenges (the impacts of AIDS, inability to adapt to climate change, inadequate governance structures and so on), but not to begin to address th ...
Notes
... Earth’s climate, including ice ages. However, the rate of change is in the tens, if not hundreds of thousands of years. • The rate of change we are currently experiencing is happening in a matter of decades. ...
... Earth’s climate, including ice ages. However, the rate of change is in the tens, if not hundreds of thousands of years. • The rate of change we are currently experiencing is happening in a matter of decades. ...
CLIMATE CHANGE BRIEF Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
... In 2013, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the most recent projections of future climate under scenarios of greenhouse gas emissions (CMIP5; IPCC WGI ARG 2013). Some 17 global climate models were used to project climate under four representative concentration pathways (RC ...
... In 2013, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the most recent projections of future climate under scenarios of greenhouse gas emissions (CMIP5; IPCC WGI ARG 2013). Some 17 global climate models were used to project climate under four representative concentration pathways (RC ...
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Climate System
... (climate extremes) Global warming increases the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events ...
... (climate extremes) Global warming increases the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events ...
Lesson-1—Evidence-for-and-Causes-of-Climate
... Develop your point – what is it? what has it proven? LO: To explore the evidence of climate change during the quaternary period. ...
... Develop your point – what is it? what has it proven? LO: To explore the evidence of climate change during the quaternary period. ...
IntAss_intro_2010_post
... 3. Then add an objective function to be optimized subject to constraints: ...
... 3. Then add an objective function to be optimized subject to constraints: ...
Toth, 2003. Integrated assessment of climate protection strategies
... approach, also called the inverse or guardrail approach. It seeks to identify fields of long-term GHG emission paths that will prevent climate change resulting in unacceptable regional or sectoral impacts without instigating intolerable mitigation costs. The limits to unacceptable impacts and costs ...
... approach, also called the inverse or guardrail approach. It seeks to identify fields of long-term GHG emission paths that will prevent climate change resulting in unacceptable regional or sectoral impacts without instigating intolerable mitigation costs. The limits to unacceptable impacts and costs ...
UNEP Adaptation Source book (2008)
... Boko, M., I. Niang, A. Nyong, C. Vogel, A. Githeko, M. Medany, B. Osman-Elasha, R. Tabo and P. Yanda, 2007: Africa. Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, M.L. Parr ...
... Boko, M., I. Niang, A. Nyong, C. Vogel, A. Githeko, M. Medany, B. Osman-Elasha, R. Tabo and P. Yanda, 2007: Africa. Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, M.L. Parr ...
351 Seminar: Writing About American Society
... experienced. Try to recreate the scene, recalling who was with you and how you felt at the time. Tell why you think the incident stays with you. 2. Historic Event and its Aftermath: Research and write about a historic weather event, such as the 1900 Galveston hurricane or the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. ...
... experienced. Try to recreate the scene, recalling who was with you and how you felt at the time. Tell why you think the incident stays with you. 2. Historic Event and its Aftermath: Research and write about a historic weather event, such as the 1900 Galveston hurricane or the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. ...
Additional Reading Notes (WORD document)
... At no point are these two the same thing. This does not mean the models are worthless or should not be considered, but one should not think that the model is capable of reproducing or predicting the real climates found on the Earth. i. Modelers have done the following exercise. Initialize the atmosp ...
... At no point are these two the same thing. This does not mean the models are worthless or should not be considered, but one should not think that the model is capable of reproducing or predicting the real climates found on the Earth. i. Modelers have done the following exercise. Initialize the atmosp ...
Data needs and priorities of research community for climate
... 5) Expand datasets to include observations of the impacts of climate change and to account for autonomous or planned adaptation. 6) Systematically monitor and assess vulnerability 7) Harmonize across climate, impacts, adaptation and vulnerability: consistent land use, land cover, emissions; climate ...
... 5) Expand datasets to include observations of the impacts of climate change and to account for autonomous or planned adaptation. 6) Systematically monitor and assess vulnerability 7) Harmonize across climate, impacts, adaptation and vulnerability: consistent land use, land cover, emissions; climate ...
... that virtually every part of the world is in or entering a new climate regime with serious implications for socio-economic sustainability. In Nigeria, the evidences include but not limited to increasing frequencies of floods, high temperatures and frequent dry spells [8, 9, 10]. International respon ...
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.