Economics of Global Warming 1 With growth in fossil fuel intensive
... Global food production is projected to fall by upto a third in Africa. Althoug some areas that are currently unproductive will become productive, there will be a net decrease in food production due to drying up of productive areas. Tropical rain forests will be affected by drought and increased rate ...
... Global food production is projected to fall by upto a third in Africa. Althoug some areas that are currently unproductive will become productive, there will be a net decrease in food production due to drying up of productive areas. Tropical rain forests will be affected by drought and increased rate ...
Syllabus - University of Richmond Blogs
... the School of Continuing Studies (where I also carry the rank of Associate Professor) and in A&S Environmental Studies, where I co-taught the senior seminar for three years and sit on the course planning team. I represented the Provost in establishing the University’s Environmental Awareness Group a ...
... the School of Continuing Studies (where I also carry the rank of Associate Professor) and in A&S Environmental Studies, where I co-taught the senior seminar for three years and sit on the course planning team. I represented the Provost in establishing the University’s Environmental Awareness Group a ...
Social Implications of Climate Change in Latin America
... this century will generally be in the more extreme direction, that is, more intensive precipitation, longer dry spells and warm spells, heat waves with higher temperatures than generally experienced up to now, and more numerous, severe hurricanes. According to the International Panel on Climate Chan ...
... this century will generally be in the more extreme direction, that is, more intensive precipitation, longer dry spells and warm spells, heat waves with higher temperatures than generally experienced up to now, and more numerous, severe hurricanes. According to the International Panel on Climate Chan ...
General - Geological Society of America
... centuries and millennia clearly show many natural climatic warming and cooling events, long before CO2 emissions raised atmospheric CO2 levels. Greenland ice core isotope and temperature data show 10 periods of climatic warming far greater than recent warming (up to 20 times greater per century). Gl ...
... centuries and millennia clearly show many natural climatic warming and cooling events, long before CO2 emissions raised atmospheric CO2 levels. Greenland ice core isotope and temperature data show 10 periods of climatic warming far greater than recent warming (up to 20 times greater per century). Gl ...
P31.14 Herbs are hurt, shrubs will thrive in a warmer arctic climate
... duration of the snow cover and hence the onset and length of growth period was a more determining parameter for plant growth than mean summer temperature (Mølgaard et al. 2002). In more detail, the results from the Greenland sites will be shown. After the first three years with experimental warming ...
... duration of the snow cover and hence the onset and length of growth period was a more determining parameter for plant growth than mean summer temperature (Mølgaard et al. 2002). In more detail, the results from the Greenland sites will be shown. After the first three years with experimental warming ...
Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII)
... Climate component: actually “Climate plus X” because influencing factors include anthropogenic climate change, natural climate variability, changes in vulnerability and changes in population distribution ...
... Climate component: actually “Climate plus X” because influencing factors include anthropogenic climate change, natural climate variability, changes in vulnerability and changes in population distribution ...
climate change - Centre for Policy Studies
... This heat-trapping effect (so-called “radiative forcing”) in itself would produce a relatively small increase in average temperature, which can be calculated from basic physical laws. But CO2 alone will not lead to everincreasing temperatures as its concentration in the atmosphere rises. As more CO2 ...
... This heat-trapping effect (so-called “radiative forcing”) in itself would produce a relatively small increase in average temperature, which can be calculated from basic physical laws. But CO2 alone will not lead to everincreasing temperatures as its concentration in the atmosphere rises. As more CO2 ...
Apocalypse Fatigue: Losing the Public on Climate Change
... there may be other significant psychological dynamics at play as well. Dr. John Jost, a leading political psychologist at New York University, recently demonstrated that much of the partisan divide on global warming can be explained by system justification theory. Calls for economic sacrifice, major ...
... there may be other significant psychological dynamics at play as well. Dr. John Jost, a leading political psychologist at New York University, recently demonstrated that much of the partisan divide on global warming can be explained by system justification theory. Calls for economic sacrifice, major ...
2. The Earth, biosphere, climate and Man
... Figures 2.6 and 2.7 show the resulting exceptional increase in temperature, especially during the past 50 years, together with the observed sea level rise and change in snow cover. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, concludes in its 4th assessment report (IPCC, 2007) that: “(there is) a ...
... Figures 2.6 and 2.7 show the resulting exceptional increase in temperature, especially during the past 50 years, together with the observed sea level rise and change in snow cover. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, concludes in its 4th assessment report (IPCC, 2007) that: “(there is) a ...
Detection and attribution of climate change for the
... • With the help of the limited empirical evidence from instrumental observations or analyses, possibly after suitable extraction of the suspected „non-natural“ signal. • By accessing long „control simulations“ done with quasi-realistic models. • By projection of the signal on a proxy data space, and ...
... • With the help of the limited empirical evidence from instrumental observations or analyses, possibly after suitable extraction of the suspected „non-natural“ signal. • By accessing long „control simulations“ done with quasi-realistic models. • By projection of the signal on a proxy data space, and ...
Slide 1
... Regulation effects are significant in almost all large watersheds Fitting of probability distributions is imprecise (and inappropriate?) Changes in climate or land use that affect flooding can be gradual, have varying spatial extent, and affect different areas at different times. Problems: Flood ris ...
... Regulation effects are significant in almost all large watersheds Fitting of probability distributions is imprecise (and inappropriate?) Changes in climate or land use that affect flooding can be gradual, have varying spatial extent, and affect different areas at different times. Problems: Flood ris ...
climate change impacts on hydroelectric power
... Industrial Revolution, anthropogenic sources of CO2 have added greatly to the atmospheric concentrations, and in particular, transportation and the burning of fossil fuels for electricity generation are frequently cited as major sources. Other man-made greenhouse gases, such as CFC’s, are believed t ...
... Industrial Revolution, anthropogenic sources of CO2 have added greatly to the atmospheric concentrations, and in particular, transportation and the burning of fossil fuels for electricity generation are frequently cited as major sources. Other man-made greenhouse gases, such as CFC’s, are believed t ...
PPT - unece
... the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods. ...
... the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods. ...
Slide 1
... consistent with expected responses to forcings inconsistent with alternative explanations ...
... consistent with expected responses to forcings inconsistent with alternative explanations ...
An onerous task ahead
... should generally be lowest for the year, the values have remained above 400 ppm; the world as we know it has changed indefinitely. The scientific community has generally regarded a GHG concentration of 350400 ppm as the maximum level needed for a safe climate. James Hansen from Columbia University ...
... should generally be lowest for the year, the values have remained above 400 ppm; the world as we know it has changed indefinitely. The scientific community has generally regarded a GHG concentration of 350400 ppm as the maximum level needed for a safe climate. James Hansen from Columbia University ...
Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources
... What can we say about the attribution of the drying in SWWA The decline in the number of storms is linked with largescale global circulation changes (in about 1970); It is feasible that the drying trend could have been the result of unforced climate variability; However, the decline in rainfa ...
... What can we say about the attribution of the drying in SWWA The decline in the number of storms is linked with largescale global circulation changes (in about 1970); It is feasible that the drying trend could have been the result of unforced climate variability; However, the decline in rainfa ...
Working Group III Mitigation of Climate Change
... • The oceans have warmed and risen • The amounts of snow and ice have diminished • Sea level has risen • The concentrations of greenhouse gases have increased ...
... • The oceans have warmed and risen • The amounts of snow and ice have diminished • Sea level has risen • The concentrations of greenhouse gases have increased ...
To facilitate climate change adaptation in Asia at local, national and
... • Something is happening in all countries: need to work with and support these nascent efforts ...
... • Something is happening in all countries: need to work with and support these nascent efforts ...
Climate Change and Crop production in ASEAN+3
... Agricultural challenges in ASEAN+3 • Higher year-to-year variability. The region’s monsoonal climate generates highly variable weather conditions including severe storms and extreme droughts and flooding. • Unsustainable agricultural practices. The productivity of the region’s arable land is threat ...
... Agricultural challenges in ASEAN+3 • Higher year-to-year variability. The region’s monsoonal climate generates highly variable weather conditions including severe storms and extreme droughts and flooding. • Unsustainable agricultural practices. The productivity of the region’s arable land is threat ...
Can planting new trees help to reduce global warming?
... demand for land for agriculture and infrastructure development, it is unlikely that afforestation can play a major role in mitigation. Other than the carbon sequestration and related minor benefits for climate change mitigation, does growing trees have any other effect on climate? Does it matter whe ...
... demand for land for agriculture and infrastructure development, it is unlikely that afforestation can play a major role in mitigation. Other than the carbon sequestration and related minor benefits for climate change mitigation, does growing trees have any other effect on climate? Does it matter whe ...
Understanding the Effects of Climate Change on Water Resources
... mountain snowpack in western North America, BAMS, 86 (1): 39-49 ...
... mountain snowpack in western North America, BAMS, 86 (1): 39-49 ...
Chapter 1 - Princeton University Press
... Climate dynamics is the scientific study of how and why climate changes. The intent is not to understand day-to-day changes in weather but to explain average conditions over many years. Climate processes are typically associated with multidecadal time scales, and continental to global space scales ...
... Climate dynamics is the scientific study of how and why climate changes. The intent is not to understand day-to-day changes in weather but to explain average conditions over many years. Climate processes are typically associated with multidecadal time scales, and continental to global space scales ...
Geo XXXX Earth Systems: Geosphere
... mechanisms governing past and potential future climates. We will use a model called EdGCM, specifically designed for educational applications. EdGCM is based on a NASA model called GISS (for the Goddard Institute of Space Science). NASA-GISS was developed in the 1980’s, and became famous because it ...
... mechanisms governing past and potential future climates. We will use a model called EdGCM, specifically designed for educational applications. EdGCM is based on a NASA model called GISS (for the Goddard Institute of Space Science). NASA-GISS was developed in the 1980’s, and became famous because it ...
is global warming a threat?
... Heidelberg Appeal – States there is no scientific evidence for man-made global warming - Started in 1992, it has now been signed by more than 4000 scientists from around the world http://www.sepp.org/heidelberg_appeal.html ...
... Heidelberg Appeal – States there is no scientific evidence for man-made global warming - Started in 1992, it has now been signed by more than 4000 scientists from around the world http://www.sepp.org/heidelberg_appeal.html ...
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.