NGSS Earth Science Weather and Climate Unit
... Students will know… Cyclical changes in the shape of Earth’s orbit around the sun, together with changes in the tilt of the planet’s axis of rotation, both occurring over hundreds of thousands of years, have altered the intensity and distribution of sunlight falling on the earth. These phenomena cau ...
... Students will know… Cyclical changes in the shape of Earth’s orbit around the sun, together with changes in the tilt of the planet’s axis of rotation, both occurring over hundreds of thousands of years, have altered the intensity and distribution of sunlight falling on the earth. These phenomena cau ...
585. Coutinho, SEA of a Problem
... Assessing climate change in IA is different from assessing other effects First, climate change is one of the most significant and complex cumulative effects: it is due to the accumulation of many actions, each of which has only a limited impact but all of which together cause serious effects. ...
... Assessing climate change in IA is different from assessing other effects First, climate change is one of the most significant and complex cumulative effects: it is due to the accumulation of many actions, each of which has only a limited impact but all of which together cause serious effects. ...
assessment of ongoing and future climate change
... climate change in the Baltic Sea region. This is done by reviewing published scientific knowledge about climate change in the Baltic Sea region. An important element is the comparison with the historical past (until about 1800) to provide a framework for the severity and unusualness of the change. A ...
... climate change in the Baltic Sea region. This is done by reviewing published scientific knowledge about climate change in the Baltic Sea region. An important element is the comparison with the historical past (until about 1800) to provide a framework for the severity and unusualness of the change. A ...
Document
... The sun and the atmosphere keep Earth warm. “Greenhouse gases” warm the lower atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is the greenhouse gas of primary concern. Other greenhouse gases add to warming. 1. Other greenhouse gases are increasing in the atmosphere. F. Aerosols may exert a cooling effect on the lower at ...
... The sun and the atmosphere keep Earth warm. “Greenhouse gases” warm the lower atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is the greenhouse gas of primary concern. Other greenhouse gases add to warming. 1. Other greenhouse gases are increasing in the atmosphere. F. Aerosols may exert a cooling effect on the lower at ...
Climate Change Impacts in the United States
... to rise more in the future; how much more depends on the amount of greenhouse gases emitted globally and how sensitive the climate is to those emissions. Precipitation has increased an average of about 5% over the past 50 years. Projections of future precipitation generally indicate that northern ar ...
... to rise more in the future; how much more depends on the amount of greenhouse gases emitted globally and how sensitive the climate is to those emissions. Precipitation has increased an average of about 5% over the past 50 years. Projections of future precipitation generally indicate that northern ar ...
Teacher Resource 2
... A market mechanism that allows emitters (countries, companies or facilities) to buy emissions from or sell emissions to other emitters. Emissions trading is expected to bring down the costs of meeting emission targets by allowing those who can achieve reductions less expensively to sell excess reduc ...
... A market mechanism that allows emitters (countries, companies or facilities) to buy emissions from or sell emissions to other emitters. Emissions trading is expected to bring down the costs of meeting emission targets by allowing those who can achieve reductions less expensively to sell excess reduc ...
Current Climate Change Adaptation Initiatives Carole McCauley
... Increased summer drought Increased temperatures Increased winter precipitation (rain, not snow) More frequent periods of intense weather Increased allergens and asthma, heat-related illnesses Coastal flooding Shoreline erosion ...
... Increased summer drought Increased temperatures Increased winter precipitation (rain, not snow) More frequent periods of intense weather Increased allergens and asthma, heat-related illnesses Coastal flooding Shoreline erosion ...
Slide 1
... west have been well understood in the academic community for a decade or longer. • Lots of questions about specifics, climate model uncertainty, etc. However, a) all models show there is a problem in snowmelt dominated watersheds, and b) the models are consistent with what’s been observed over the l ...
... west have been well understood in the academic community for a decade or longer. • Lots of questions about specifics, climate model uncertainty, etc. However, a) all models show there is a problem in snowmelt dominated watersheds, and b) the models are consistent with what’s been observed over the l ...
STATE OF WARMING OVER AFRICAN LAND MASSES IN 2016
... The average temperature over the continent was 1.5 degrees Celsius higher than the 1961-1990 average, beating the year 2010, which was the previous warmest year in Africa. With the pre-industrial era as reference period, the warming level during the last 9 months of 2016 over African land masses rea ...
... The average temperature over the continent was 1.5 degrees Celsius higher than the 1961-1990 average, beating the year 2010, which was the previous warmest year in Africa. With the pre-industrial era as reference period, the warming level during the last 9 months of 2016 over African land masses rea ...
8.3. The Global Politics of Climate Change
... Climate Change • The Kyoto Protocol (1997) – Provisions and politics – Protocol into force February 2005 – Lack of progress – The domestic/international politics of climate change ...
... Climate Change • The Kyoto Protocol (1997) – Provisions and politics – Protocol into force February 2005 – Lack of progress – The domestic/international politics of climate change ...
Title of Presentation - PSU Glacier Research
... Alley, R.B. et al, Science 2003 Vol. 299, Figure 2 ...
... Alley, R.B. et al, Science 2003 Vol. 299, Figure 2 ...
Environmental concerns:
... In fact nine of the ten hottest years during this period have occurred since 1990, and temperatures are now rising at three times of the early 1900s. In 2006, the average temperature in central England was the highest ever recorded since the Central England Temperature (C.E.T.) series began in 1659. ...
... In fact nine of the ten hottest years during this period have occurred since 1990, and temperatures are now rising at three times of the early 1900s. In 2006, the average temperature in central England was the highest ever recorded since the Central England Temperature (C.E.T.) series began in 1659. ...
Hiatus in context
... outside the scientific community, as well as within, for a more detailed investigation. An evaluation of the warming slow-down, and its absence in climate model simulations, was duly included by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its Fifth Assessment Report of the Physical Basis ...
... outside the scientific community, as well as within, for a more detailed investigation. An evaluation of the warming slow-down, and its absence in climate model simulations, was duly included by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its Fifth Assessment Report of the Physical Basis ...
Climate Change in Georgia - Center for a Sustainable Coast
... Climate Change in Georgia Background The fact of global climate change has gradually won broad acceptance as a priority public issue among nearly all sectors of the political and economic spectrum. The reality of the worldwide warming trend, now thought to be caused by a complex combination of natur ...
... Climate Change in Georgia Background The fact of global climate change has gradually won broad acceptance as a priority public issue among nearly all sectors of the political and economic spectrum. The reality of the worldwide warming trend, now thought to be caused by a complex combination of natur ...
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... climatic spatial patterns. For example, the figure opposite shows interdecadal change in land and sea surface temperatures. This figure is taken from the 1996 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, a huge effort of the international climate research community to assess Earth’s climat ...
... climatic spatial patterns. For example, the figure opposite shows interdecadal change in land and sea surface temperatures. This figure is taken from the 1996 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, a huge effort of the international climate research community to assess Earth’s climat ...
Catholic Social Teaching on the Environment
... Methane (CH4) – Second most common, 21x the potency of CO2 Nitrous Oxide (N2O) – 310x the potency of CO2 Other Gases – HFCs, PFCs, and SF6 = range 600 – 23900x potency of CO2 ...
... Methane (CH4) – Second most common, 21x the potency of CO2 Nitrous Oxide (N2O) – 310x the potency of CO2 Other Gases – HFCs, PFCs, and SF6 = range 600 – 23900x potency of CO2 ...
GGP3015 CLIMATIC CHANGE: Recent and future
... Arguments of ‘climate sceptics’ • Trends. There is no significant trend in global temperature (e.g. urban heat island effect, geographic coverage of data) • Attribution. Human activities are not responsible for observed trends • Impacts. The negative impacts of predicted climate change are overesti ...
... Arguments of ‘climate sceptics’ • Trends. There is no significant trend in global temperature (e.g. urban heat island effect, geographic coverage of data) • Attribution. Human activities are not responsible for observed trends • Impacts. The negative impacts of predicted climate change are overesti ...
The science behind climate change
... changes in rainfall patterns, sea level rises, and the melting of ice sheets, glaciers, and sea ice around the world. For more information on climate, climate change, and the environmental impacts, visit the Met Office and DECC websites. ...
... changes in rainfall patterns, sea level rises, and the melting of ice sheets, glaciers, and sea ice around the world. For more information on climate, climate change, and the environmental impacts, visit the Met Office and DECC websites. ...
global warming - tn
... • The average global air temperature near the Earth's surface increased 0.74 ± 0.18 °C (1.33 ± 0.32 °F) during the 100 years ending in 2005. ...
... • The average global air temperature near the Earth's surface increased 0.74 ± 0.18 °C (1.33 ± 0.32 °F) during the 100 years ending in 2005. ...
The Great Meltdown 2011/02/07 As global warming becomes a hit
... one Earth, while our green consumption is not only for the sake of saving our environment but also for the sake of our health. Curbing the greenhouse gas emissions by using alternative energy, taking the place of fossil fuels might be our final resort to tackle the problem of global warming; however ...
... one Earth, while our green consumption is not only for the sake of saving our environment but also for the sake of our health. Curbing the greenhouse gas emissions by using alternative energy, taking the place of fossil fuels might be our final resort to tackle the problem of global warming; however ...
Slide 1
... and rainforest ecosystems differ in their plant and animal life. These and other ecosystems all have their own unique combinations of environmental requirements, e.g., temperature, precipitation, wind, soil type, and topography. ►Long-term changes in either temperature or precipitation will cause an ...
... and rainforest ecosystems differ in their plant and animal life. These and other ecosystems all have their own unique combinations of environmental requirements, e.g., temperature, precipitation, wind, soil type, and topography. ►Long-term changes in either temperature or precipitation will cause an ...
PDF File - Patrick Gonzalez
... "Climate change, because it's warming the Earth, tends to shift biomes [rainforests, tundras, deserts, etc.] towards the poles or equator," said Patrick Gonzalez, a study author and National Park Service climate change scientist. "The biome shifts are a very fundamental change in the ecosystem," he ...
... "Climate change, because it's warming the Earth, tends to shift biomes [rainforests, tundras, deserts, etc.] towards the poles or equator," said Patrick Gonzalez, a study author and National Park Service climate change scientist. "The biome shifts are a very fundamental change in the ecosystem," he ...
Climate Change
... • Small Island developing countries FEAR that too little ambition will lead to their end. • Oil producing countries FEAR the adverse effects of ...
... • Small Island developing countries FEAR that too little ambition will lead to their end. • Oil producing countries FEAR the adverse effects of ...
PPT
... • Eleven of the last 12 years rank as the 12 warmest on record (globally). • Atmospheric water vapor has increased. • Oceans have warmed. • Snowpack/glaciers are melting. • Sea levels have risen 15-20 cm over the last century due to expansion and melting. ...
... • Eleven of the last 12 years rank as the 12 warmest on record (globally). • Atmospheric water vapor has increased. • Oceans have warmed. • Snowpack/glaciers are melting. • Sea levels have risen 15-20 cm over the last century due to expansion and melting. ...
Climate Change Elements for a discussion
... Flows of emissions of CO2 from burning fossil-fuels have risen rapidly since 1950 ...
... Flows of emissions of CO2 from burning fossil-fuels have risen rapidly since 1950 ...
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.