Teachers notes to accompany the WWW Assembly
... Scientific research shows that the climate - that is, the average temperature of the planet's surface - has risen by 0.89 °C from 1901 to 2012. Compared with climate change patterns throughout Earth's history, the rate of temperature rise since the Industrial Revolution is extremely high. 2. Changi ...
... Scientific research shows that the climate - that is, the average temperature of the planet's surface - has risen by 0.89 °C from 1901 to 2012. Compared with climate change patterns throughout Earth's history, the rate of temperature rise since the Industrial Revolution is extremely high. 2. Changi ...
Sheffield Campaign against Climate Change
... and infrastructure changes in Sheffield that would help them to reduce their footprint ...
... and infrastructure changes in Sheffield that would help them to reduce their footprint ...
The Future of Food Security in Global Change Scenarios
... • Scenarios are framed for specific purposes • Vulnerable are rarely directly involved • Insight qualified by top-down scenarios • IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios • Global Scenario Groups Great Transitions ...
... • Scenarios are framed for specific purposes • Vulnerable are rarely directly involved • Insight qualified by top-down scenarios • IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios • Global Scenario Groups Great Transitions ...
As Earth Cools, Data Centers Busy Reinventing the Past
... in the 2007 IPCC Report on the trends of the global average radiative forcing, since they base their estimate on a surface air temperature trend that includes minimum temperatures over land. This bias, which occurs whenever the nighttime surface boundary layer is stably stratified over land and the ...
... in the 2007 IPCC Report on the trends of the global average radiative forcing, since they base their estimate on a surface air temperature trend that includes minimum temperatures over land. This bias, which occurs whenever the nighttime surface boundary layer is stably stratified over land and the ...
Document
... “Everyone has a personal responsibility to use his or her skills and expertise to modernize USDA systems and programs, improve policies, reach out to underserved constituencies, assure a discrimination-free workplace, and use Government resources wisely and efficiently. I hope you can look at every ...
... “Everyone has a personal responsibility to use his or her skills and expertise to modernize USDA systems and programs, improve policies, reach out to underserved constituencies, assure a discrimination-free workplace, and use Government resources wisely and efficiently. I hope you can look at every ...
Communicating Climate Change and Peak Oil Messages
... children were less likely to be concerned about climate change – It is better when other influencers - families, friends, schools and health service providers - identify action on climate change as part of being a “good parent” ...
... children were less likely to be concerned about climate change – It is better when other influencers - families, friends, schools and health service providers - identify action on climate change as part of being a “good parent” ...
here - Ontario Water Works Association
... Goyette, S., N.A. McFarlane, and G. Flato.(2000). Application of the Canadian Regional Climate Model to the Laurentian Great Lakes Regions. Implementation of a Lake Model. Atmosphere Oceans,38: 481–503. Hamilton, S., N. Crookshank and D. Lam (2001). Hydrological and Hydraulic Routing and Decision Su ...
... Goyette, S., N.A. McFarlane, and G. Flato.(2000). Application of the Canadian Regional Climate Model to the Laurentian Great Lakes Regions. Implementation of a Lake Model. Atmosphere Oceans,38: 481–503. Hamilton, S., N. Crookshank and D. Lam (2001). Hydrological and Hydraulic Routing and Decision Su ...
Presentation on climate change
... Weather vs. Climate Weather : atmospheric conditions (temperature, precipitation, wind, atmospheric pressure) observed at a particular time at a specific location. Climate : meteorological conditions forecasted for a specific location over a long period of time. ...
... Weather vs. Climate Weather : atmospheric conditions (temperature, precipitation, wind, atmospheric pressure) observed at a particular time at a specific location. Climate : meteorological conditions forecasted for a specific location over a long period of time. ...
• An archipelago of 1200 Islands with a geographical territory of 99
... security. While our traditional and eco-friendly method of pole and line fishing has been used since time immemorial, in recent years, the annual catch by fishermen has steadily decreased with many fishermen going into bankruptcy due to unfruitful voyages. NATIONAL RESPONSE Our response to climate c ...
... security. While our traditional and eco-friendly method of pole and line fishing has been used since time immemorial, in recent years, the annual catch by fishermen has steadily decreased with many fishermen going into bankruptcy due to unfruitful voyages. NATIONAL RESPONSE Our response to climate c ...
1.3-Drivers-Impacts-Coastal-Resources-2012-07-12
... Considering the dynamic effect of ice-melt contribution to global sea level rise, Vermeer and Rahmstorf (2009) estimated that by 2100 the sea level rise would be approximately three times as much as projected (excluding rapid ice flow dynamics) by the IPCC-AR4 assessment. Even for the lowest emissio ...
... Considering the dynamic effect of ice-melt contribution to global sea level rise, Vermeer and Rahmstorf (2009) estimated that by 2100 the sea level rise would be approximately three times as much as projected (excluding rapid ice flow dynamics) by the IPCC-AR4 assessment. Even for the lowest emissio ...
Phys. 102: Introduction to Astronomy
... Ground warms more than snow/ice Ground warms, radiates more IR Atmosphere warms More ice melts ...
... Ground warms more than snow/ice Ground warms, radiates more IR Atmosphere warms More ice melts ...
Fact Sheet - Alaska Wilderness League
... sake of future generations. America’s Arctic is ground zero for the devastating impacts of climate change – warming at about twice the rate of the rest of the world – and offshore drilling can only exacerbate the problem. CLIMATE CHANGE ...
... sake of future generations. America’s Arctic is ground zero for the devastating impacts of climate change – warming at about twice the rate of the rest of the world – and offshore drilling can only exacerbate the problem. CLIMATE CHANGE ...
climate change - Adaptation Scotland
... estimates in the top end of the temperature range, while scenarios that assume that greenhouse gas emissions will grow slowly give lower temperature predictions. The orange line provides an estimate of global temperatures if greenhouse gases stayed at year 2000 levels. ...
... estimates in the top end of the temperature range, while scenarios that assume that greenhouse gas emissions will grow slowly give lower temperature predictions. The orange line provides an estimate of global temperatures if greenhouse gases stayed at year 2000 levels. ...
Competition for water, food, and land
... There are many reasons why climate change diminishes the developing world’s food supply. Climate change disrupts the oceans, lakes, and rivers that are a major source of food for people in the developing world. Hotter days and nights are themselves damaging to food crops. Extreme weather can sweep a ...
... There are many reasons why climate change diminishes the developing world’s food supply. Climate change disrupts the oceans, lakes, and rivers that are a major source of food for people in the developing world. Hotter days and nights are themselves damaging to food crops. Extreme weather can sweep a ...
Y8GeU2EClimate change PPwk7
... opening bonnet, then perhaps you would have other ideas about what is important. In the same way, when meteorologists are modelling climate, they have different ideas about what to keep in and what can be left out. But lets look at the result of some these models: ...
... opening bonnet, then perhaps you would have other ideas about what is important. In the same way, when meteorologists are modelling climate, they have different ideas about what to keep in and what can be left out. But lets look at the result of some these models: ...
PowerPoint Slideshow
... with one another about whether or not global warming is happening, or do you think there is a lot of disagreement among scientists on this issue? Most scientists agree There is a lot of disagreement among scientists ...
... with one another about whether or not global warming is happening, or do you think there is a lot of disagreement among scientists on this issue? Most scientists agree There is a lot of disagreement among scientists ...
Unit 1 Lesson 8 Inconvenient Truth
... Humanity is sitting on a ticking time bomb. If the vast majority of the world's scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a major environmental catastrophe that could include involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and killer heat waves. An Inconvenient Truth is the crusad ...
... Humanity is sitting on a ticking time bomb. If the vast majority of the world's scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a major environmental catastrophe that could include involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and killer heat waves. An Inconvenient Truth is the crusad ...
Climate Change and Alaskan Wetlands
... More than forty percent of the land in Alaska is classified as a wetland or water of the U.S. Alaskan wetlands account for more than sixty percent of the nation’s total wetland ecosystems (Hall et al. 1994). Most of Alaska wetlands have been projected by several scientists to disappear before the en ...
... More than forty percent of the land in Alaska is classified as a wetland or water of the U.S. Alaskan wetlands account for more than sixty percent of the nation’s total wetland ecosystems (Hall et al. 1994). Most of Alaska wetlands have been projected by several scientists to disappear before the en ...
Fish and climate
... productivity was higher. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the PDO was in the positive phase and, therefore, productivity in general was lower. http://www.ncsu.edu/kenan/ncsi/Docs/Presentations/Duke2.ppt ...
... productivity was higher. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the PDO was in the positive phase and, therefore, productivity in general was lower. http://www.ncsu.edu/kenan/ncsi/Docs/Presentations/Duke2.ppt ...
do 97% of climate scientists really agree?
... An anti-vaccine person approaches you and says, “97 percent of doctors say that the side effects of vaccines are real.” What would you say in response? You’d probably say, “Yeah but the benefits far outweigh the side effects.” By saying that “97% of doctors agree that vaccine side effects are real” ...
... An anti-vaccine person approaches you and says, “97 percent of doctors say that the side effects of vaccines are real.” What would you say in response? You’d probably say, “Yeah but the benefits far outweigh the side effects.” By saying that “97% of doctors agree that vaccine side effects are real” ...
Hot research on roasted lizards - The International Biogeography
... sponses of species to climate change. The incorporation of ecological and behavioral mechanisms into models attempting to provide insight of the likely responses of species to climate change is welcomed (Brook et al. 2009), but when such attempts involve large numbers of species and biogeographical ...
... sponses of species to climate change. The incorporation of ecological and behavioral mechanisms into models attempting to provide insight of the likely responses of species to climate change is welcomed (Brook et al. 2009), but when such attempts involve large numbers of species and biogeographical ...
euro-cordex
... Unparalleled accuracy for European climate projections An international team including CNRS, Météo-France, CEA, UVSQ and INERIS1 has carried out and analyzed2 an ensemble of climate projections for the whole of Europe at an unprecedented resolution of 12 km, by downscaling the global simulations per ...
... Unparalleled accuracy for European climate projections An international team including CNRS, Météo-France, CEA, UVSQ and INERIS1 has carried out and analyzed2 an ensemble of climate projections for the whole of Europe at an unprecedented resolution of 12 km, by downscaling the global simulations per ...
Dr Graeme Pearman`s Presentation from the Sept 2010
... • Are humans the cause? – Our use of energy is increasing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and this is very likely the reason for recent warming ...
... • Are humans the cause? – Our use of energy is increasing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and this is very likely the reason for recent warming ...
Glimpsing Western Australia`s future climate
... Changes in mean rainfall By 2030, annual rainfall across most of Western Australia is projected to decrease by 2–5 per cent relative to the climate around 1990 (Figure 1). By 2070 a decrease of 5–10 per cent is most likely under a low greenhouse gas emission scenario, or a 10–20 per cent decrease un ...
... Changes in mean rainfall By 2030, annual rainfall across most of Western Australia is projected to decrease by 2–5 per cent relative to the climate around 1990 (Figure 1). By 2070 a decrease of 5–10 per cent is most likely under a low greenhouse gas emission scenario, or a 10–20 per cent decrease un ...
Slide 2 - Climate Action Partnership
... We can reduce our production of green house gas emissions and protect the natural resources on which we depend, but this requires an acknowledgement of the link between energy, nature and our climate and actions. It is predicted that South Africa will be one of the countries worst impacted by climat ...
... We can reduce our production of green house gas emissions and protect the natural resources on which we depend, but this requires an acknowledgement of the link between energy, nature and our climate and actions. It is predicted that South Africa will be one of the countries worst impacted by climat ...
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.