1-Judd-IFA 2012 PP(3)
... Strong scientific evidence that climate change is occurring due to global warming and that this is attributed to human activity (IPCC, 2007; The Global Humanitarian Forum, 2009; CSIRO, 2011) ...
... Strong scientific evidence that climate change is occurring due to global warming and that this is attributed to human activity (IPCC, 2007; The Global Humanitarian Forum, 2009; CSIRO, 2011) ...
Slide 1 - University of Washington
... mountain snowpack in western North America, BAMS, 86 (1): 39-49 ...
... mountain snowpack in western North America, BAMS, 86 (1): 39-49 ...
Climate_Change_Shorter
... related to the concurrent rise in global temperature over the last 100 years. On this time scale, the warming and the consequent thermal expansion of the oceans may account for about 2-7 cm of the observed sea level rise, while the observed retreat of glaciers and ice caps may account for about 2-5 ...
... related to the concurrent rise in global temperature over the last 100 years. On this time scale, the warming and the consequent thermal expansion of the oceans may account for about 2-7 cm of the observed sea level rise, while the observed retreat of glaciers and ice caps may account for about 2-5 ...
Context Two scenarios – to consider scale of emission cuts required
... Scenario I: the impact of 3.5 - 4°C Many millions of people are flooded every year due to sea-level rise by the 2080s. Densely-populated and lowlying areas where adaptive capacity is relatively low, and which already face other challenges such as tropical storms or local coastal subsidence, suffer ...
... Scenario I: the impact of 3.5 - 4°C Many millions of people are flooded every year due to sea-level rise by the 2080s. Densely-populated and lowlying areas where adaptive capacity is relatively low, and which already face other challenges such as tropical storms or local coastal subsidence, suffer ...
Climate change research at the Met Office Hadley Centre
... • Ice recovered in winter 08/09 – but thinner. Long-term impact? Irreversible/ratchet effect? • Models that can reproduce observed behaviour suggest summer ice will be lost around 2040s-2060s • However models may not reproduce the processes of recent change in detail – so future of Arctic still unce ...
... • Ice recovered in winter 08/09 – but thinner. Long-term impact? Irreversible/ratchet effect? • Models that can reproduce observed behaviour suggest summer ice will be lost around 2040s-2060s • However models may not reproduce the processes of recent change in detail – so future of Arctic still unce ...
The rate of global temperature rise may have hit a
... may have had a greater cooling effect on the earth’s surface than has been accounted for in most climate model simulations. There was also a slight but measurable decrease in the sun’s output that was not taken into account in the IPCC’s simulations. Natural variability in the amount of heat the oce ...
... may have had a greater cooling effect on the earth’s surface than has been accounted for in most climate model simulations. There was also a slight but measurable decrease in the sun’s output that was not taken into account in the IPCC’s simulations. Natural variability in the amount of heat the oce ...
Climate risk, climate change and climate smart development
... Ocean heat content increasing … … sea level rise directly linked and probably cyclone/hurricane intensity Glaciers and snow cover decreasing Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets losing mass with … … Arctic Sea ice extent decreasing—VERY RAPIDLY!!!! Area of seasonally frozen ground decreasing More inte ...
... Ocean heat content increasing … … sea level rise directly linked and probably cyclone/hurricane intensity Glaciers and snow cover decreasing Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets losing mass with … … Arctic Sea ice extent decreasing—VERY RAPIDLY!!!! Area of seasonally frozen ground decreasing More inte ...
Dr. Scott Power, BMRC - Indian Ocean Climate Initiative
... Courtesy Howard Freeland, Institute of Ocean Sciences, CANADA ...
... Courtesy Howard Freeland, Institute of Ocean Sciences, CANADA ...
Chapter 3. Climate and climate change 1.1 Climate
... period 1850-2050 assuming a doubling of CO2 during that period. The major predictions of climate models are a general warming of the earth's surface with stronger warming at higher latitudes (Hansen et al., 1981) and in winter (Strangeways, 1991). This increase could be 2 to 3 o c , a change as grea ...
... period 1850-2050 assuming a doubling of CO2 during that period. The major predictions of climate models are a general warming of the earth's surface with stronger warming at higher latitudes (Hansen et al., 1981) and in winter (Strangeways, 1991). This increase could be 2 to 3 o c , a change as grea ...
Lecture 10: Climate Feedback
... Imagine the Earth was to warm for some reason (initiating mechanism or perturbation) A) Identify two positive feedbacks that would influence the earth’s climate and explain how each one works. B) Identify two negative feedbacks that would influence the earth’s climate and explain how each one works. ...
... Imagine the Earth was to warm for some reason (initiating mechanism or perturbation) A) Identify two positive feedbacks that would influence the earth’s climate and explain how each one works. B) Identify two negative feedbacks that would influence the earth’s climate and explain how each one works. ...
Climate change impacts, ada ptation and policie s in China
... Highlights of the projects so far The more exact mapping results show the larger difference of crop yield distribution with the previous results; even involving adaptation climate change still will result in a reduction of between 5 and 10% in production of main crops in China in the next 30 year ...
... Highlights of the projects so far The more exact mapping results show the larger difference of crop yield distribution with the previous results; even involving adaptation climate change still will result in a reduction of between 5 and 10% in production of main crops in China in the next 30 year ...
Reconciling warming trends
... Figure 1 | Updated external influences on climate and their impact on the CMIP5 model runs. a, The latest reconstructions of optical depth for volcanic aerosols9,10 from the Mount Pinatubo eruption in 1991 suggest that the cooling effect of the eruption (1991–1993) was overestimated in the CMIP5 run ...
... Figure 1 | Updated external influences on climate and their impact on the CMIP5 model runs. a, The latest reconstructions of optical depth for volcanic aerosols9,10 from the Mount Pinatubo eruption in 1991 suggest that the cooling effect of the eruption (1991–1993) was overestimated in the CMIP5 run ...
Climate Change and Sea Level Rise
... As sea levels rise, more properties will be subject to flooding and prone to increased flood insurance costs. Along with the shoreline retreating and erosion continuing to occur from the rising sea levels, barrier islands will also continue to erode and migrate towards the mainland. Public water sup ...
... As sea levels rise, more properties will be subject to flooding and prone to increased flood insurance costs. Along with the shoreline retreating and erosion continuing to occur from the rising sea levels, barrier islands will also continue to erode and migrate towards the mainland. Public water sup ...
teachers notes climate change 2
... An information sheet on Environmental Migration is given. Small case studies around the world indicate different physical effects of climate change. These are found on an interactive world map with hot spots. The pop ups allow students to discuss differing ...
... An information sheet on Environmental Migration is given. Small case studies around the world indicate different physical effects of climate change. These are found on an interactive world map with hot spots. The pop ups allow students to discuss differing ...
NEW ESTIMATE – Feb. 2 nd 2007
... Our actions over the coming few decades could create risks of major disruption to economic and social activity later this century and the next, on a scale similar to the great wars and the economic depression of the 1st half of the 20th century. ...
... Our actions over the coming few decades could create risks of major disruption to economic and social activity later this century and the next, on a scale similar to the great wars and the economic depression of the 1st half of the 20th century. ...
climate change liability
... NGOs also play important roles in the aftermath of disasters. The climate crisis will cause increased flooding, droughts, freak weather, increased sea levels, famine and disease – all of which may lead to the creation of “climate change” refugees and political instability. Simply dealing with the in ...
... NGOs also play important roles in the aftermath of disasters. The climate crisis will cause increased flooding, droughts, freak weather, increased sea levels, famine and disease – all of which may lead to the creation of “climate change” refugees and political instability. Simply dealing with the in ...
Cato Institute Policy Analysis No. 307: The Consequences of Kyoto
... However, if the entire record of weather balloon data, from 1958 through 1995, is used, the middle of the Southern Hemisphere exhibits no change whatsoever.[11] Figure 2 shows the warming observed by B. D. Santer et al. from 1963 to 1987 (top). The highlighted region in the Southern Hemisphere show ...
... However, if the entire record of weather balloon data, from 1958 through 1995, is used, the middle of the Southern Hemisphere exhibits no change whatsoever.[11] Figure 2 shows the warming observed by B. D. Santer et al. from 1963 to 1987 (top). The highlighted region in the Southern Hemisphere show ...
Climate Change in Arkansas - Southern Climate Impacts Planning
... another 3-12 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100 (IPCC). Projections for the U.S. Southeast show a temperature increase of 4-8 degrees by 2100, with projected increases for interior states 1-2 degrees higher than coastal areas (NCA). Major consequences of warming include a significant increase in the number ...
... another 3-12 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100 (IPCC). Projections for the U.S. Southeast show a temperature increase of 4-8 degrees by 2100, with projected increases for interior states 1-2 degrees higher than coastal areas (NCA). Major consequences of warming include a significant increase in the number ...
Global Climate Action event on oceans
... absorbs heat, and produces half the oxygen we breathe. The ocean is also a major avenue for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals through the development of the Blue Economy. Shipping, fisheries and aquaculture, energy, biotechnology, and mineral and biological extraction already generate U ...
... absorbs heat, and produces half the oxygen we breathe. The ocean is also a major avenue for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals through the development of the Blue Economy. Shipping, fisheries and aquaculture, energy, biotechnology, and mineral and biological extraction already generate U ...
Avoiding dangerous climate change: Emissions pathways
... Sectors and impacts indicators WATER water resources ...
... Sectors and impacts indicators WATER water resources ...
Document
... • Climate modeling at the global and regional scale is critical to understanding California’s climate change impacts and forming strategies in adaptation and mitigation – Resolving the important processes driving climate change is important – New science understanding is important ...
... • Climate modeling at the global and regional scale is critical to understanding California’s climate change impacts and forming strategies in adaptation and mitigation – Resolving the important processes driving climate change is important – New science understanding is important ...
1 Check against delivery “The IPCC after the Paris Agreement
... understanding now of the economics of climate change – the costs and benefits of action and inaction. We need to improve our understanding of the institutional implications of different policy options. ...
... understanding now of the economics of climate change – the costs and benefits of action and inaction. We need to improve our understanding of the institutional implications of different policy options. ...
The Human Face of Climate Change
... US. Meanwhile, countries from the South protested that they would bear a disproportionate burden in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, despite the fact that the industrialized North is responsible for the lions share of emissions. ...
... US. Meanwhile, countries from the South protested that they would bear a disproportionate burden in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, despite the fact that the industrialized North is responsible for the lions share of emissions. ...
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.