Telling the Weather Story - IBC Public Assets
... Severe weather is projected to increase over the next 40 years. Future trends in the frequency and severity of extreme weather will have a significant impact on the ability of individuals, governments and insurance companies to prepare for future catastrophic events. This is a concern given that th ...
... Severe weather is projected to increase over the next 40 years. Future trends in the frequency and severity of extreme weather will have a significant impact on the ability of individuals, governments and insurance companies to prepare for future catastrophic events. This is a concern given that th ...
Causes of Sea Level Rise: What the Science Tells Us
... From the rocky shoreline of Maine to the busy trading port of New Orleans, from historic Golden Gate Park in San Francisco to the golden sands of Miami Beach, our coasts are an integral part of American life. Where the sea meets land sit some of our most densely populated cities, most popular touris ...
... From the rocky shoreline of Maine to the busy trading port of New Orleans, from historic Golden Gate Park in San Francisco to the golden sands of Miami Beach, our coasts are an integral part of American life. Where the sea meets land sit some of our most densely populated cities, most popular touris ...
Climate Change Trends and Vulnerability to Biome Shifts
... Cover Database (NLCD) derived by the U.S. Geological Survey from Landsat satellite data (Fry et al. 2011), showed a change in vegetation type of <1% of the land area of the three southern Sierra areas from 2001 to 2006 (Table 2, Figures 5, 6). Evergreen forest to shrubland comprised the greatest cha ...
... Cover Database (NLCD) derived by the U.S. Geological Survey from Landsat satellite data (Fry et al. 2011), showed a change in vegetation type of <1% of the land area of the three southern Sierra areas from 2001 to 2006 (Table 2, Figures 5, 6). Evergreen forest to shrubland comprised the greatest cha ...
Douglas Wilcox, Research and Program Development Division, Manitoba Agricultural Services
... From a purely theoretical stand point if the weather becomes warmer and more variable then there should be an increased probability of high and low weather extremes such as illustrated in Figure 1. Significant consequences on crop yields are to be expected with any increased variation in temperature ...
... From a purely theoretical stand point if the weather becomes warmer and more variable then there should be an increased probability of high and low weather extremes such as illustrated in Figure 1. Significant consequences on crop yields are to be expected with any increased variation in temperature ...
Telling the Weather Story - Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
... Severe weather is projected to increase over the next 40 years. Future trends in the frequency and severity of extreme weather will have a significant impact on the ability of individuals, governments and insurance companies to prepare for future catastrophic events. This is a concern given that th ...
... Severe weather is projected to increase over the next 40 years. Future trends in the frequency and severity of extreme weather will have a significant impact on the ability of individuals, governments and insurance companies to prepare for future catastrophic events. This is a concern given that th ...
2016/03/PR PRESS RELEASE 14 April 2016 IPCC agrees special
... Thus the IPCC offers policymakers a snapshot of what the scientific community understands about climate change rather than promoting a particular view. IPCC reports are policy-relevant without being policy-prescriptive. The IPCC may set out options for policymakers to choose from in pursuit of goals ...
... Thus the IPCC offers policymakers a snapshot of what the scientific community understands about climate change rather than promoting a particular view. IPCC reports are policy-relevant without being policy-prescriptive. The IPCC may set out options for policymakers to choose from in pursuit of goals ...
... A key finding of this study is that midsummer 2 m temperature over Nebraska might be cooler by as much as 3.4◦ C under current conditions. The domain-average difference between the control and OGE dry runs computed for the 6–15 July 2000 period was 1.2◦ C. The cooling effect and the surface energy b ...
An overview of regional land-use and land
... A key finding of this study is that midsummer 2 m temperature over Nebraska might be cooler by as much as 3.4◦ C under current conditions. The domain-average difference between the control and OGE dry runs computed for the 6–15 July 2000 period was 1.2◦ C. The cooling effect and the surface energy b ...
... A key finding of this study is that midsummer 2 m temperature over Nebraska might be cooler by as much as 3.4◦ C under current conditions. The domain-average difference between the control and OGE dry runs computed for the 6–15 July 2000 period was 1.2◦ C. The cooling effect and the surface energy b ...
BALTEX Assessment of Climate Change for the Baltic
... Annex 1 The Concept of Detection and Attribution Armineh Barkhordarian Annex 2 Perceptions of BACC Dennis Bray ...
... Annex 1 The Concept of Detection and Attribution Armineh Barkhordarian Annex 2 Perceptions of BACC Dennis Bray ...
The climate of the Mediterranean region: research progress and
... subject of a rapidly evolving research, which has the sensitivity of the Mediterranean region to climate change as a main motivation. In fact, in the last decades in the Mediterranean region, temperatures have risen faster than the global average and model projections agree on its future warming and ...
... subject of a rapidly evolving research, which has the sensitivity of the Mediterranean region to climate change as a main motivation. In fact, in the last decades in the Mediterranean region, temperatures have risen faster than the global average and model projections agree on its future warming and ...
Act Now or Pay Later
... 20 cities for projected population exposure and 13 of the top 20 for asset exposure. There is also a notable, tenfold increase in the exposure of the big African cities of Lagos and Abidjan. All these cities are also characterised by rising inequalities, with large numbers of very poor inhabitants w ...
... 20 cities for projected population exposure and 13 of the top 20 for asset exposure. There is also a notable, tenfold increase in the exposure of the big African cities of Lagos and Abidjan. All these cities are also characterised by rising inequalities, with large numbers of very poor inhabitants w ...
September
... be practical and easy to use. "Growers want to know exactly how much and how long to irrigate their crops. Now they can be sent information to their mobile phone while standing next to their pump," Mr Car said. "An evaporation index is calculated from a series of meteorological measurements includin ...
... be practical and easy to use. "Growers want to know exactly how much and how long to irrigate their crops. Now they can be sent information to their mobile phone while standing next to their pump," Mr Car said. "An evaporation index is calculated from a series of meteorological measurements includin ...
The Optical Imaging Instruments and Their Applications
... been extended beyond SST retrieval, as its high-quality image data are being used in an increasingly wide range of different EO applications. Table 3 summarises the main MERIS and AATSR products and their respective applications. Oceans SST and climate research The Earth’s climate is subject to a gr ...
... been extended beyond SST retrieval, as its high-quality image data are being used in an increasingly wide range of different EO applications. Table 3 summarises the main MERIS and AATSR products and their respective applications. Oceans SST and climate research The Earth’s climate is subject to a gr ...
The Norwegian Earth System Model, NorESM1
... indications of more frequent occurrence of spring and summer blocking in the Euro-Atlantic sector, while the amplitude of ENSO events weakens although they tend to appear more frequently. These indications are uncertain because of biases in the model’s representation of present-day conditions. Posit ...
... indications of more frequent occurrence of spring and summer blocking in the Euro-Atlantic sector, while the amplitude of ENSO events weakens although they tend to appear more frequently. These indications are uncertain because of biases in the model’s representation of present-day conditions. Posit ...
New gases (presentation by Mr. Forster)
... oxides, non- methane volatile organic compounds, hydrogen – only methane indirect effects included in main GWP table Generally 100 year GWPs are less than 10, except for maybe nitrogen oxides from aircraft GWPs for short-lived species vary with location and timing of emissions: any metric would be u ...
... oxides, non- methane volatile organic compounds, hydrogen – only methane indirect effects included in main GWP table Generally 100 year GWPs are less than 10, except for maybe nitrogen oxides from aircraft GWPs for short-lived species vary with location and timing of emissions: any metric would be u ...
Ingénierie planétaire : fuite en avant ou solution d`avenir au
... shale gas exploitation) with some opportunities for mitigation 3. Multi-gas abatement strategies mostly sensitive to the methane CO2-equivalence other long-lived greenhouse gases have either too small RF (e.g. SF6 or NF3) or a pretty invariant CO2-equivalence (e.g. N2O) to really make a difference ...
... shale gas exploitation) with some opportunities for mitigation 3. Multi-gas abatement strategies mostly sensitive to the methane CO2-equivalence other long-lived greenhouse gases have either too small RF (e.g. SF6 or NF3) or a pretty invariant CO2-equivalence (e.g. N2O) to really make a difference ...
Climate Change Effects On Wind Speed
... one of the motivating forces behind the rapid development of wind energy projects. However, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change states that “there is evidence for long-term changes in the large-scale atmospheric circulation, such as a poleward shift and strengthening of the westerly winds” ...
... one of the motivating forces behind the rapid development of wind energy projects. However, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change states that “there is evidence for long-term changes in the large-scale atmospheric circulation, such as a poleward shift and strengthening of the westerly winds” ...
Climate Change Reader – 4o collated articles on
... reduce how useful it is. The document covers the contribution that forestry can make to climate change mitigation through a number of measures, namely halting deforestation, supporting reforestation and conserving and enhancing sinks through management. It looks at hows trees function within the glo ...
... reduce how useful it is. The document covers the contribution that forestry can make to climate change mitigation through a number of measures, namely halting deforestation, supporting reforestation and conserving and enhancing sinks through management. It looks at hows trees function within the glo ...
Diplom/Master`s Thesis - Institute for the Study of Society and
... England Coastal Communities as part of a large climate change impacts assessment for the Northeast. Also lead author on societal responses chapter and member of the synthesis team for entire assessment. 2004-present National Research Council. Public Participation in Environmental Assessment and Deci ...
... England Coastal Communities as part of a large climate change impacts assessment for the Northeast. Also lead author on societal responses chapter and member of the synthesis team for entire assessment. 2004-present National Research Council. Public Participation in Environmental Assessment and Deci ...
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... The scenarios were designed around four dimensions. The first dimension was the presence of climate change. Some scenarios included impacts of climate change estimated from the IPCC scenario A2. However, there are significant uncertainties around future climate change and the impacts on agricultural ...
... The scenarios were designed around four dimensions. The first dimension was the presence of climate change. Some scenarios included impacts of climate change estimated from the IPCC scenario A2. However, there are significant uncertainties around future climate change and the impacts on agricultural ...
publications - Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
... Cook, K.H., E.K. Vizy, Z.S. Launer, and C.M. Patricola, 2008: Springtime intensification of the Great Plains low-level jet and Midwest precipitation in GCM simulations of the 21st century. Submitted to J. Climate. Hsieh, J-.S. and K.H. Cook, 2008: On the Instability of the African easterly jet and t ...
... Cook, K.H., E.K. Vizy, Z.S. Launer, and C.M. Patricola, 2008: Springtime intensification of the Great Plains low-level jet and Midwest precipitation in GCM simulations of the 21st century. Submitted to J. Climate. Hsieh, J-.S. and K.H. Cook, 2008: On the Instability of the African easterly jet and t ...
Experimental warming causes rapid loss of plant
... (Fig. 2b), indicating that this diverse assemblage responds to temperature change as a zone, rather than according to species-specific climate preferences. Climate models predict increases in New England summer air temperatures of 3.3–7.8 C by the end of the century (Frumhoff et al. 2007). The expe ...
... (Fig. 2b), indicating that this diverse assemblage responds to temperature change as a zone, rather than according to species-specific climate preferences. Climate models predict increases in New England summer air temperatures of 3.3–7.8 C by the end of the century (Frumhoff et al. 2007). The expe ...
CI`s COP21 press kit here
... We know that our climate is rapidly changing and that many of these changes, like warmer temperatures and rising seas, are already apparent and having significant impacts on communities worldwide. Scientists at Conservation International have been studying how climate change will affect our lives an ...
... We know that our climate is rapidly changing and that many of these changes, like warmer temperatures and rising seas, are already apparent and having significant impacts on communities worldwide. Scientists at Conservation International have been studying how climate change will affect our lives an ...
Global warming
Global warming and climate change are terms for the observed century-scale rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system and its related effects.Multiple lines of scientific evidence show that the climate system is warming. Although the increase of near-surface atmospheric temperature is the measure of global warming often reported in the popular press, most of the additional energy stored in the climate system since 1970 has gone into ocean warming. The remainder has melted ice, and warmed the continents and atmosphere. Many of the observed changes since the 1950s are unprecedented over decades to millennia.Scientific understanding of global warming is increasing. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported in 2014 that scientists were more than 95% certain that most of global warming is caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases and other human (anthropogenic) activities. Climate model projections summarized in the report indicated that during the 21st century the global surface temperature is likely to rise a further 0.3 to 1.7 °C (0.5 to 3.1 °F) for their lowest emissions scenario using stringent mitigation and 2.6 to 4.8 °C (4.7 to 8.6 °F) for their highest. These findings have been recognized by the national science academies of the major industrialized nations.Future climate change and associated impacts will differ from region to region around the globe. Anticipated effects include warming global temperature, rising sea levels, changing precipitation, and expansion of deserts in the subtropics. Warming is expected to be greatest in the Arctic, with the continuing retreat of glaciers, permafrost and sea ice. Other likely changes include more frequent extreme weather events including heat waves, droughts, heavy rainfall, and heavy snowfall; ocean acidification; and species extinctions due to shifting temperature regimes. Effects significant to humans include the threat to food security from decreasing crop yields and the abandonment of populated areas due to flooding.Possible societal responses to global warming include mitigation by emissions reduction, adaptation to its effects, building systems resilient to its effects, and possible future climate engineering. Most countries are parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),whose ultimate objective is to prevent dangerous anthropogenic climate change. The UNFCCC have adopted a range of policies designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to assist in adaptation to global warming. Parties to the UNFCCC have agreed that deep cuts in emissions are required, and that future global warming should be limited to below 2.0 °C (3.6 °F) relative to the pre-industrial level.